Chapter 1  Studying Lifespan Development

Society for Research and Child Development

Click on the link to "Publications" to connect to bibliographies, abstracts, and monographs published by the Society.

Chapter 2  Theories of Development

Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

Dedicated to Erik Erikson with tutorials on the eight stages of development, as well as links to resources about Erikson and his theories.

Sigmund Freud and the Freud Archives

Devoted to Sigmund Freud with links to other Freud-related sites.

B.F. Skinner Foundation

Information about the work of B.F. Skinner.

Piaget Society

Visit the Piaget Society site with newsletters, publications, and links about Jean Piaget.

Chapter 3  Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth

The Human Genome Project

You can learn about how genes are "discovered" and keep up with the latest research findings.

The Parent's Page

Resources for parents-to-be, as well as parents of infants and small children with links to topics such as family planning, pregnancy and birth, infertility, adoption and to online publications and newsgroups.

Birth News

This site has information about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and parenting newsgroups and mailing lists.

Hardin MD

This is a megasite of obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health resources.

UPenn Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Links to most issues dealing with women's health (beginning with adolescence), including pregnancy and birth.

Labor Resources

This site specializes in resources dealing with childbirth and labor, including information about childbirth classes, types of delivery, and medical issues surrounding childbirth.

Infertility Resources

This is a megasite of Internet infertility resources, including lists of clinics, news releases, listserves and databases.

Creating Families

Creating Families specializes in surrogate parenting with links to sources for surrogate mothers and egg donors.

March of Dimes

Resources on birth defects, including an online library, fact sheets, publications of research, and links to web resources.

Downs Syndrome

This is the site of the National Downs Syndrome Congress.

Chapter 4  Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

The Baby Place

Devoted entirely to infants with links to resources on mother and infant health and parenting.

Kidsource

Features in-depth parenting education and healthcare information.

Autism-Pervasive Developmental Disorder Network

Extensive resources on autism, including online publications, information on research and education, and tips and ideas on working with autistic children.

Child Neurology Homepage

Links to Internet resources on child neurology suitable for parents, students, and child care professionals.

Your Baby

Johnson & Johnson maintains this site devoted to information about infant care.

Piaget Society

Links to online tutorials and articles about the sensorimotor stage.

Chapter 5  The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

temperament.com

Devoted to behavioral differences in children and adults that stem from temperament. The resources rely on the temperamental styles enunciated by Thomas and Chess, whose classic work is explained and discussed.

Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

Dedicated to Erik Erikson, this site has tutorials on the eight stages of development, as well as links to resources about Erikson and his theories and links to tutorials on Erikson's first two stages of psychosocial development, trust vs. mistrust and autonomy vs. shame and doubt.

Chapter 6  Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Piaget Society

Visit the Piaget Society site and read more about Piaget's preoperational stage.

The American Academy of Pediatrics

A comprehensive site dealing with child health.

Association for Childhood Education International

This organization promotes optimal educational development and practices for toddlers through adolescents. The site has links to journals and newsletters.

High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

This is a nonprofit organization concerned with education and childcare; the site has links to resources for teachers, parents, and child-care providers.

American Sign Language (ASL)

Information about ASL, an online dictionary, and links to sites dealing with the deaf community.

National Association for Gifted Children

This site is an excellent resource for information about giftedness and links to educational and recreational resources for gifted children.

Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Science

This site is for students and professionals interested in speech and language disabilities and disorders.

Chapter 7  Psychological Development in Early Childhood

Aggression and Cooperation

This is an excellent article on dealing with children's aggressive behaviors.

Adoption Book Catalog

This site has a list of books about adoption.

Chapter 8  Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Piaget Society

From the Piaget Society site, you can link to information about Piaget's concrete operational stage.

National Association for Bilingual Education

Interested in raising a bilingual child or learning about the effects of bilingual education? Check out the site for the National Association for Bilingual Education.

Learning Disabilities Association

This site is dedicated to education and support for children and adults with learning disabilities.

Parents Anonymous

Devoted to the prevention of child abuse and neglect with links to information about preventing child abuse and neglect and on parenting classes and publications.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

Extensive resources about identification, education and prevention of abuse and neglect and other child-welfare issues.

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Excellent resources about diagnosis and treatment of ADD/ADHD and information about local support groups.

Chapter 9  Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Erik Erikson Tutorials

From this site, you can access a tutorial on Erikson's fourth stage, industry vs. inferiority.

Stepfamily Foundation

Information about step parenting, and support and educational programs for stepfamilies.

Parents without Partners

This site for an international support group for single and divorced parents has links to online resources and publications and information about local chapters.

Chapter 10  Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Adolescence: Change and Continuity

Tutorials on physical and sexual development in adolescence.

ANRED

This is the site of Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.

Dropout Prevention

How can you identify the risk for dropping out of school? And how do you help teenagers who are dropping out or thinking about it? The site of the National Dropout Prevention Center, sponsored by Clemson University, has a wealth of resources.

The Australian Clearinghouse on Adolescence

This site is funded by the Australian government and has links to research, resources, databases, and online newsletters about adolescence.

Moral Development and Education

Maintained by the School of Education at the University of Illinois, this site is devoted to moral development and education.

Chapter 11  Psychological Development in Adolescence

Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

Visit the Erikson web site and read about Erikson's fifth stage, identity vs. identify confusion.

Identity

This site discusses theories and issues in identity development.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This U.S. Dept. of Justice agency conducts and publishes research on juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice. Nearly all of their extensive publications are available online. Go to this site and click on Juvenile Justice.

Sexuality and Education Counsel of the United States

Information related to all aspects of sexuality.

depression.com

A wide range of information on depression.

National Institute of Mental Health

Facts, research, statistics and a bibliography on various aspects of mental health.

The National Foundation for Depressive Illness

Devoted to depression and suicide with many links to other online resources.

Families Come in All Varieties

Links to discussions on family relationships during adolescence.

The Working Adolescent

Links to discussions about adolescence in the workplace.

Peers

Links to information about the role of peers in adolescence.

Chapter 12  Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

APA's Division for Adult Development

Links to a variety of resources, including information about the Division, resources for educators, information about graduate programs for students interested in this field, publications summarizing recent knowledge about adult development and aging, and current conference information.

Why are There so Few Female Computer Scientists?

This MIT study has some provocative suggestions with references to recent research into biological sex-based differences.

General Women's Sites

Links to Internet resources on women's issues that includes links to search engines, libraries, databases, archives, and other megasites.

Men's Health

This is an excellent starting point for information about all aspects of men's physical and sexual health.

drkoop.com

Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop's site has information about all aspects of adult mental and physical health, including stress and sexuality. Go to the home page and link to specialized sites.

Chapter 13  Psychosocial Development in Early Adulthood

Erik Erickson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

This page has a tutorial on Erikson's sixth stage, intimacy vs. isolation.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

This is the home page of an organization devoted to gay and lesbian human rights issues.

Marriage Encounters

This is the home site of an organization that gives married couples the opportunity to examine their lives together.

Chapter 14  Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

APA's Division for Adult Development

Links to a variety of resources, including information about the Division, resources for educators, information about graduate programs, publications summarizing recent knowledge about adult development and aging, and current conference information.

Resource Directory for Older People

The National Institute on Aging and Administration on Aging maintains this resource directory of links on aging.

National Institute on Aging

Extensive links to related sites, plus information on social, medical, and behavioral research on aging.

Internet Resources on Aging

A directory of Internet resources about aging (including resources and search tools) sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Men's Health

Devoted to issues relating to adult men, including health, fitness, and sexuality. You can search the archives for articles on numerous topics, including prostate cancer.

National Cancer Institute

This is the best place to begin your search for cancer information and publications.

Cancernet

Detailed information about various types of cancer and treatment and access to reports of clinical trials and published research.

Y-Me

A site for breast cancer sufferers and survivors.

National Osteoporosis Foundation

Useful information about the disorder that afflicts many middle-aged women.

American Institute of Stress

A megasite devoted to stress and stress-related illnesses.

Sexuality Education and Information Council

Online information and referral sources for issues related to sexuality in middle adulthood.

Chapter 15  Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Erik Erickson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

This page has a tutorial on Erikson's seventh stage, generativity vs. stagnation.

Senior Lifestyle

Online version of the print magazine on the lifestyle and leisure time of those over 50.

GrandsPlace

An organization for grandparents, aunts, uncles, foster parents, and others who are raising their children's children and other non-birth children.

My Grandchild

This site is especially for grandparents and is filled with activities for grandchildren, as well as grandparenting tips and links to other sources especially for grandparents.

Foundation for Grandparenting

This nonprofit organization is dedicated to intergenerational education, research, programs and education. Their site has excellent resources and links.

Chapter 16  Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Internet Resources on Aging

A directory of Internet resources about aging (including resources and search tools), sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

drkoop.com

The site of the former Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. C. Edward Koop, has a special section on aging and related disorders.

National Health Information Center

A health information referral resource sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services with links to over 1100 government and private agencies that maintain health information sites.

Arthritis Foundation

Contains a wealth of resources on arthritis.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

This is the principal biomedical research agency of the U.S. Government, which conducts and supports basic, clinical, and epidemiological research and research training, and disseminates information about arthritis and diseases of the joints, muscles, bones, and skin.

Patient-to-Patient Support Services

This site maintained by Massachusetts General Hospital's Department of Neurology has information about most neurological disorders, as well as links to excellent sites.

Alzheimer's Association

Information about Alzheimer's, its treatment, and support groups for families.

The Alzheimer Page

This site is maintained by the Washington University Alzheimer's Research Center.

Aging and Dementia Sites

This megasite has links to numerous sites dealing with aging and dementia.

Chapter 17  Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood

Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

This page has a tutorial on Erikson's eighth stage, integrity vs. despair.

American Association of Retired Persons

Information designed to promote active, healthy, and safe living for the older population with information about legislative activities and links to resources dealing with all facets of health, leisure, and finances.

National Council on Aging

Information about housing and living arrangements for the elderly, as well as reports on legislative issues affecting the elderly, such as Medicare and Social Security.

Elderhostel

Elderhostel sponsors thousands of educational and recreational trips in the United States, Canada, and other foreign countries for senior citizens.

Chapter 18  Dying, Death, and Bereavement

National Hospice Organization

A large archive of press releases and news reports about palliative care and the hospice movement.

Choice in Dying

This organization is credited with inventing the living will. Its web site has extensive information and publications concerning end-of-life issues.

Association for Death Education and Counseling

Provides information about death education and caring for and counseling the dying.

Growth House

Links and resources related to dying and bereavement issues, including hospice, home and palliative care, pain management, and quality of life concerns.

King's College Center for Education about Death and Bereavement

Links to related sites on death and bereavement.