These are a group of sites that you might find interesting in your studies of Human Growth and Development. I have gone to each of these site to confirm that they exist, but I have not fully explored any of them. Hence, they are not required, nor do I recommend any of them for any purpose beyond personal exploration. Some are mainstream; others are hanging out there pretty far... I have organized them to follow general age-related development, but there are many sites that are related to more than one stage of development. Have fun!
Introduction
American Psychological Assn
Society for the Study of Human Development
MegaPsych Pages
Psych Web
American Psychological Society
Library Reseach in Psychology
Theories of Development
Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
Jean Piaget Society
Jean Piaget Archives: Biography
Freud, Jung and Psychoanalysis
Vygotsky Centennial
Med Web Plus (Biomedical Info)
Developmental Psychology (journal)
Journal of Family Psychology
Online Dictionary of Mental Health
Birth Psychology
Childhood Neurology Homepage
Midwifery, Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding
The Visible Embryo
Neonatology on the Web
Obstetrics Ultrasound
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Resources
March of Dimes
National Down Sydrome Congress
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Am Soc for Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics (Lamaze method)
Easter Seals
National SIDS Foundation
Resolve, Inc (counseling referral related to fertility problems)
Pregnancy Guide
Childhood
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
American Acc of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Parent's Page (for parents-to-be, parents of young kids)
Child Neurology Home Page
Jean Piaget Society
Circumcision
LD Online
Temperament
Internet Resources for Special Children
Caring for the Mental Health of Kids
Child Development-page from the National Network for Child Care
Childhood Problems/Disorders
Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood
Vaccinations
Kidsource
Baby Place
Point of Woods Lab and Parenting Clinic
Learning Disabilities Assn of America
Assn for the Gifted
Council for Exceptional Children
National Assn for Gifted Children
Stepfamily Foundation
Assn for Childhood Education International
American Academy of Pediatrics
National Head Start Assn
Parents Anonymous
Autism Society
Children's Defense Fund (child advocacy)
Adolescence
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Adolescence-Change and Continuity
Center for Adolescent Studies Home Page
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc
National Dropout Prevention Center
Psychiatric Disorders Affecting Adolescents
Adolescent Directory On-Line
Young/Middle Adulthood
APA Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging)
Murray Research Center
Society for Research in Adult Development
Journal of Family Psychology
National Marriage Encounter
Bilingual Parenting in a Foreign Language
Family Web Home Page
Parents Without Partners
Stepfamily Assn of America
Lasting Marriages Network
National Women's Health
Elderly Years
Internet Guide to Aging
Administration on Aging
Adult Development and Aging Newsletter
Alzheimer's Page
Depression in the Elderly
Web Sites on the Elderly
Gerontological Society of America
Geropsychology Central
American Assn of Geriatric Psychiatry
Alzheimer's Web
Elderhostel
AARP
National Senior Service Corps
National Osteoporosis Foundation
ElderWeb
End of Life
Near Death Experiences
Griefnet (bereavement)
Crisis, Grief and Healing
Hemlock Society USA
Children's Hospice International
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Assn for Death Education and Counseling