FACS Research Links

Theories of Child Development

A Science Odyssey: That's My Theory:Freud
Pick out Freud from the mystery panel! While you play this game, you'll learn about some other theorists, too!
Child Development Basics
Theories of development, birth order, etc.
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Defined
Howard Gardner's theories of how we learn.
Gardner's Multiple Intellegences: The Eighth Intelligence
The latest installment of Multiple Intelligence theory.
Piaget's Stages
A basic breakdown of Piaget's theories of development and their definitions.
Zero to Three -Healthy Development of Infants & Toddlers
"The nation's leading resource on the first three years of life. We are a national non-profit charitable organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers. "

Teen Interest and Family Links

A Science Odyssey
This link from PBS Online is a wonderful source for all things "scientific".
Ask Evelyn
Evelyn Peterson's site has so many ideas for teachers and and parents alike.
Children's Growth and Development
Childrens health information for adults.
Difficult Kids
The Challenge of Difficult Children: Elaine Gibson's insights on parenting.
Head Start
Montgomery County Head Start web site.
I Am Your Child
National public awareness campaign focused on early child development.
National Center For Missing And Exploited Children.
QOHS Child Development supports the work of this organization. Please help.
National PTA
Parents and teachers will find many useful resources and publications.
Parenting.com
Online home of "Parenting" and "BabyTalk" magazines. Their free on-line archives contain thousands of articles from "Parenting," "BabyTalk," "Healthy Pregnancy," and "Family Life" magazine. They also feature a variety of tools, databases, and reviews.
State of World Population Information
World population statistics, birth control statistics, very interesting site.
Smithsonian Institute's Folkways Multicultural Music division.
Includes a rich varied catalog of records and tapes that educate and entertain young children.
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues
Tips for talking to children about frightening issues.
The Business of Babysitting
Illinois Extension Services site. Includes links for ages and stages, business tips for babysitters, and caring for kids tips.
The Whole Family Center
Questions and answers relating to family issues.
U.S. Census Bureau
Census information for the United States.

Teacher and Professional Links

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
National site for our department (FACS)
Brain Research
These websites provide teaching and learning resources to support the inclusion of multiple intelligences, learning styles, and brain-based learning strategies into instructional programs.
Children's Literature Guide
Children's literature online
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
This system is designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education related literature.
EduPuppy
Everything for early childhood Preschool - grade 2
Funderstanding Home Page
"Our mission is to inspire in kids the love of learning. We achieve this by helping companies make products and services for kids that engage them and get them to think about things they care about."
KinderArt
Claims to be the "largest collection of free art lessons on the internet".
Kindergarten Connection
A network of educational resources and materials
Making Teaching Books
Make books with kids to help them learn. For teachers, parents and children.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
This is the organization that our MCPS preschool curriculum is based on.
"The" Web Ring
This ring is for pages pertaining to young children. May be of particular interest to educators and/or parents. Sites are carefully screened before addition to the ring.

Kids Links

KidsGardening.Com
Gardening site for children.
KidsHealth.org for Kids
Health information for children and young teens.
Kid Links
This is an on-going list of sites that offer information for and about kids. Among other things, it includes a lot of stuff for them to play with, information for adults, and info about schools and education.
Kidd Safety
Safety tips for children: bikes, streets, strangers, etc...
Webster's Word Central
Webster's Children's Dictionary site. Fun for big kids too!