Welcome
Welcome to YourChild: Development and Behavior Resources, the first Web site designed especially for parents as a guide to Internet information on kids' development and behavior.
Here, at YourChild, you'll find:
- Lots of parenting and child development and behavior resources:
- Information to help you better understand your child's development and behavior
- Links to support groups so you can find other parents going through the same things as you
- Links to agencies and organizations that may be able to assist you
- Recommended books
- Other helpful tools and resources
- Commentary from the YourChild team on controversial or important topics of the day
- Featured links to information about timely topics
- A guide to using the Internet to find the best and most reliable information about parenting and child development
If you’re on the go and want to download YourChild content to your personal media player, check out the YourChild podcast, where we talk with University of Michigan experts about the child development and behavior topics you want to learn more about.
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Our Mission/Vision
YourChild: Development and Behavior Resources is a Web site for parents. It is a clearinghouse for comprehensive information on children's development and behavior. We aim to help parents navigate the overwhelming amount of information available on the Internet and provide parents a means to link up with support groups, agencies, organizations, and other tools and resources. YourChild is a resource parents can trust, because University of Michigan experts have evaluated all our information and links.
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