Position Statements - NAEYC  

Promoting Healthy Development

• Healthy Step-Families
• Developing Capable People -- H. Stephen Glenn & Jane Nelsen
• How a Child's Brain Develops -- Time, Feb. 3, 1997 (must purchase article)
• Into the Gene Pool -- Newsweek, Dec. 28, 1998
• Who Needs Parents? -- Newsweek, Aug. 24, 1998
• "The Nurture Assumption" -- Newsweek, Sept. 7, 1998
• The Real Toy Story (Jim Bird) -- Standard-Examiner, 1998
• Emotional Intelligence -- Early Childhood Today, Jan. 1999
• How Much TV are Kids Watching? -- Standard Examiner, Nov. 1999
• The White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning, 1997 
• Brain Connections -- Early Childhood development (Brain Research)
• Preschool Models & School Success - ECRP, Early childhood research

Parent/Family Involvement

• Parent Involvement links to help you learn
• Father Involvement research report.
• Parent Involvement Web page sample
• National Education Goals 2000 -- Project 2000
• The Educators Reference Desk -- resources about Parent Involvement 

Developmental Concerns

• Women's Health Issues
• Teen Sexual activity update -- 1998
• ADHD research summary paper -- ChFam 1500
• Sexual Abuse research summary paper -- ChFam 1500

Chemical Teratogens and Development

• Chemical Teratogens and Learning Disabilities, research findings
• Learning Disabilities and Neurological Problems
• Smoking & Developmental issues, research findings
• Alcohol Exposure
• Aspirin Exposure
• Coffee and caffeine
• Damaged Sperm
• Mercury Exposure
• Fluoride Exposure

Crime and Violence

• Helping Children Cope with Violence and Disasters
• The Educators Reference Desk -- resources about helping children cope with tragedy
• Domestic Violence Information and Resources -- YCC
• Youth Suidice Information
• Fact Sheets on Suicide
• Violence in Schools -- Gender Equity, Jan. 2000
• Crime and Violence Data -- OJJDP 
• More Youth Crime Info -- NCES
• FBI Web page