Remember that THE WEBMASTERS OR ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING EACH OF THESE SITES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN CONTENT.  Your personal healthcare provider is the best source for medical information.

(Links to general health sites, which are not child-specific, can be found on my Health, Nutrition, Fitness & Beauty page.  Links to sites with teen related issues are on both that page, as well as this one.)

Please email me if you find any broken links or any that take you to a site other than what I have described.  Thanks!
 

ABC’s of Parenting

Alateen (support group for teens who have alcoholic family members)

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Baby and Healthy Kids (information and advice about infants
to 10 year olds concerning health, nutrition, behavior and development)

The Arc of the United States (site of the largest voluntary organization
committed to the welfare of children and adults with mental retardation and
their families)

Baby Bag Online

Baby Place (pregnancy, birth and babies)

Babycenter (preconception, pregnancy, childcare and development,
customized email newsletters and more)

Boy Baby Names  (My links are in alphabetical order.  Look below for girl names.)

Careguide (Click on “Child Care” on the homepage to go to a database of more than 90,000 childcare facilities sorted by location, plus info and advice about childcare)

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention

Excite First Years (pregnancy and child development)

Exceptional Parent (expert advice and information exchanges for parents of children with disabilities or special healthcare needs)

Family Education Network (This site tackles parenting and children’s
issues according to age groups and provides links to more than 8,000 pages
on education and information from school districts.)

Family Education Network’s printable activities (includes notes and
rewards such as certificates of achievement and bookmarks)

Family Village (website for parents of children with disabilities)

The Food And Drug Administration Kids’ Home Page

For Parents of Preemies (information specific to parents of premature infants)

Gerber (child care, development, health and nutrition)

Girl Baby Names  (My links are in alphabetical order.  Look above for boy names.)

Healthfinder (In addition to a huge amount of general health info, there
are special sections related to infants, children and teens.)

Healthy Ideas Doctors Book of Home Remedies (from Prevention
magazine)

Infant/Child Product Recalls from the Consumer Product Safety
Commission

Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (Learn about the
association’s safety certification program before buying products for
your children.  Find info about juvenile products recalled by the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, plus general safety info and links
to manufacturers.

Kid Source (Find articles, products and services related to specific age
categories, plus links to other sites.  Articles are grouped by health, education, recreation and parenting.)

Kids Doctor (award-winning articles arranged by both category and anatomy, plus a Q & A section)

KidsHealth (sections for kids, teens, parents and health care professionals)

Making Lemonade:  The Single Parents’ Network

MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia (This is the best one I’ve seen
and I’ve found it to be very helpful, having hundreds of topics with
detailed, understandable information).

Mom’s Online

Movie Mom (helpful reviews for parents include age recommendations,
plot descriptions and comments on possible objectionable content)

My ParenTime (an extensive amount of parenting information)

My ParenTime's Printable Babysitter Checklist (This is a great form that you print out and then fill in with important info that your sitter should have:  emergency numbers, doctor’s name, allergies, etc.  I've seen tablets of these forms in stationary and children's shops, but now you can print your own for free!)

My ParenTime’s Printable Children’s Vaccination Checklist

My ParenTime’s Printable Parenting & Family Checklists and Charts
(These are really helpful.  Just print out what you need.  Categories
include such things as the babysitter checklist, children’s vaccination
checklist, traveling checklist, birth chart, layette checklist and more.

National Association for Children of Alcoholics

National Cancer Institute’s Kids’ Home (a special site for kids with
cancer, HIV and other illnesses)

National Cancer Institute’s Smoke-Free Kids and Soccer

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Kids Area
(activities that teach prevention)

National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club

National SAFEKIDS Campaign

National SIDS Resource Center

Nutrition on the Web for Teens

Pamper’s Parenting Institute (The site has baby care questions answered by doctors.  Get email newsletters customized to your child’s age.)

Parent Soup (parenting tips and a variety of topics on which parents can
access "expert" advice, plus a baby name finder for expectant parents)

Parent’s Place (everything from trying to conceive to dealing with teens)

Parents Talk (ideas and guides for activities, entertainment, education,
family vacations and more)

PediaNet (This is an award winning site for families and pediatric
medical professionals.  Get comprehensive info on allergies, illnesses and
disorders, immunizations and nutrition, in addition to a disease database and an area for parents of children with disabilities.  You’ll also find emergency health alerts, descriptions of common drugs and information concerning product recalls.)

The Something Fishy Website on Eating Disroders

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Alliance

Talking With Kids About Tough Issues (Click on “Get Booklets”.)

Toll Free Numbers for Health Information (over 2000 numbers)

Whole Family Center (sections on parenting and teen issues)