Developmental

Sub-categories

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Site describes issues and characteristics of early, middle, and late adolescence in clear, concise terminology.

Site provides information about injection drugs; marijuana; and the relation between drugs and youth, seniors, Aboriginal people, and fetal alcohol syndrome.

Canadian Council on Social Development

Site provides statistics, reports, and reviews of issues concerning issues social development relevant to Canadians. There is an entire section devoted to the meaning of cultural diversity in Canada.

Child Development Resources

Includes a review of classic theories of child development (listed separately below), a bulletin board, and a set of links to other resources.

Developmental Psychology

A leading journal in developmental psychology.

Dr. William Pollack

This site is supplementary to Dr. William Pollack's book, "Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood". There are links to a great page called "Advice From Real Boys' Voices" which includes advice on topics such as depression and bullying.

EServer.org: Accessible Online Publishing

Site lists electronic papers and texts that discuss and address gender studies and related issues. Topics include sex, gender, sexual identity and sexuality, and cultural practices. This is a great place to begin research for a term paper or project.

Emotional Intelligence Site

"The information on this independent site covers everything from the academic and corporate definitions of emotional intelligence to articles on parenting, relationships and emotional and sexual abuse."

Emotional Intelligence: Popular or Scientific Psychology

This article briefly discusses the merits of emotional intelligence with respect to whether it is a popular or scientific theory.

Gender Gallery

Site highlights popular media related to issues of gender and sexual orientation. It also provides links to online discussions, organizations, and resources.

Gender.org

Web site offers links to news and resources focusing on issues of gender and gender-oppression in society. Links to literature clearinghouses, advocacy, and resources are included.

Guide to the Internet for professionals in child mental health

"This paper offers an overall guide to the Internet and more specifically describes what is available to psychologists, psychiatrists and other professionals in child mental health. Ways in which the Internet can be accessed are outlined and comment is made on the place of the Internet in the future of child psychiatry and psychology. A glossary of terms used in this article is provided.".

Health Canada

Site provides a Canadian perspective on health issues.

Human Relations Publications

University of Missouri has written a number of web pages dedicated to topics in human relations. The ones on child development (e.g., Baby Basics: Social and Physical Development and How Preschoolers Develop: Body, Mind and Personality) are aimed at parents, but have some useful information for students.

Humanistic Psychology: From Maslow to the 21st Century

This site discusses the founding of humanistic psychology, Carl Rogers, methods of inquiry, humanistic psychotherapies, and humanistic psychology today.

Infants, Children and Adolescents

An Allyn-Bacon web site to accompany a developmental psychology textbook. For each chapter there are links to websites of related agencies and organizations.

International Society for Self and Identity

This is a website of an interdisciplinary association of social and behavioural scientists dedicated to the study of the human self. There are links to conferences, scholarly literature books, and online resources.

Jean Piaget

This article provides a brief summary of Piaget, the creator of an influential developmental theory.

Journal of Family Psychology

Journal is concerned with research related to family issues.

Journal of Moral Education

This is a site that connects to the table of contents of the latest volumes of the Journal of Moral Education. Issues published relate to an interdisciplinary approach to moral education and development across the lifespan.

Journal of the AACAP

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Includes abstracts from the journal; topics include suicide and violence prevention, juvenile delinquency, grandparents, parents, and children at risk for depression.

Murray Research Center

"The Henry A. Murray Research Center of Radcliffe College is a center for research on the changing lives of American women. The center's primary purpose is to promote the use of existing social science data to explore human development and social change. To this end the center has established a national archive of over 200 studies that it makes available for new research. This archive is part of an active research center that offers staff assistance to data users, seminars and conferences on methods for using existing data, research grants to doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars, and a visiting scholars-in-residence program.".

National Association for Self-Esteem

This is the web page for the National Association for Self-Esteem (NASE). It provides links to the Self-Esteem Today magazine and also outlines NASE's mission statement.

Parent's Handbooks

Site provides parents with information about what is considered to be normal development for children and adolescents. It is a good resource for parents and/or people interested in social, emotional, and cognitive development of children and adolescents.

Peer Resources

Site allows you to learn about new developments in the peer support area, links to workshops, conferences, and literature.

Queendom: Experts in Personality and Intelligence Testing

Site provides a wide variety of online, interactive tests of personality, intelligence, and health-related dimensions. Apart from the many self-tests and quizzes (that are scored for you online) there are links to articles, resources, discussion boards, etc.

Sexual and Reproductive Health

This Canadian site deals with sexual and reproductive health. Although this site is intended for all ages, it offers selected links that may focus your area of interest. It is also linked to other sexual and reproductive health organizations, activities, programs, and services nationally.

Sibling Rivalry

"This short essay discusses the causes, consequences, and solutions to the many social, psychological, and family problems brought about by sibling rivalry."

Temperament.com

"This Page is about behavioral individuality in infants, children and adults. It is intended as a clearinghouse for research and practical information about temperamental characteristics to be used by parents, students, professionals and others who have an interest in temperament".

The Jean Piaget Society

Interdisciplinary group dedicated to exploring the developmental construction of human knowledge.

The Maslow Nidus

This site provides links to articles written by Maslow.

The Methods of Developmental Psychology

Briefly discusses observational, experimental, cross-sectional & longitudinal designs.

Child

Aboriginal Head Start Program

The Aboriginal Head Start program is based on the Head Start Program created in the United States and has been tailored to fit the needs of Canadian Aboriginals.

Attachment Research Center

This site provides information about Bowlby's theory of attachment, the controversies associated with his theory, preverbal communication, attachment, aggression, and psychotherapy.

Attachment Theory and Research at Stony Brook

This is a University of Stony Brook site and it reviews the Bowlby-Ainsworth studies on attachment theory. It also provides links to attachment research, literature, and resources.

Birth Psychology

In the pages of the Association for Pre- & Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH) "you'll be able to explore the many mental and emotional dimensions of pregnancy and birth in everything from scholarly articles to personal stories and late-breaking headlines.".

Can Infants Count?

Article discusses some of the evidence for and against the claim that infants are capable of counting.

Canada's Children

Canada's Children: A Fact Sheet of Social Indicators - includes statistics on a number of topics including poverty, homelessness, child abuse, daycare, school achievement, teenage parenthood and others.

Child & Family Canada

Self-described as "a unique Canadian public education website", this page offers links to more than a dozen topics including adolescents, child care, and child development.

Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography Online Edition

This journal publishes abstracts of articles from a variety of other journals; this content is available online for a trial period.

Child Labour

This site is sponsored by the International Labour Organization and is concerned with the issues of child labour. Site may help orient someone trying to understand the possible problems associated with child labour.

Child Trauma Academy

Site provides a number of articles concerning many issues related to child abuse.

Child Trends Links

Links to welfare and poverty, teen pregnancy, trends and statistics, fatherhood, and children and youth.

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and concerned citizens to timely, essential information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.

Child and Family News

Although this site is intended to supply ideas and information for journalists, students may be interested in reading about some of the issues concerning child and family news that Tufts University believes are notable. It may be useful for choosing a topic for a paper.

Child-Neuro Home Page

The main purpose of this site is to coordinate the available Internet resources concerning issues in child neurology, both for professionals and patients.

Childhood Years: Ages Six Through Twelve

An overview of development during middle childhood which includes social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth is provided in this article.

Children Without Friends

Article discusses the problems that children without friends experience, the causes of peer rejection, and ways to improve social skills.

Children's Understanding of What's Real on Television

Article discusses how children of different age groups classify what they think is real or possible on television.

Children, Youth and Family Consortium Research Links

A list of research on children and adolescents compiled from a variety of sources put together by the University of Minnesota's Children, Youth, and Family Consortium. This includes reports on prevention, youth in single-parent families, resiliency and risk, adolescent nonmarital childbearing and welfare, child nutrition, and other topics.

Cultural Diversity and Early Education

This report discusses many issues related to cultural diversity and early education such as cultural diversity at home and the implications for early education.

Early Brain Development

This article discusses the importance of early brain development and some actions that foster brain development.

Early Brain Development

Article discusses brain development in infants and how it is influenced by interaction, touch, stable relationships, safe environments, self esteem, quality care, communication, play, music, and reading.

Early Learning Resources

List of links, books, and other materials for teaching 3-6 year olds to read, do math, tell time, etc.

Embryology

Site describes the development of an embryo from fertilization to birth.

Emotional Learning in Infants: A Cross-Cultural Examination

Article describes how American parents and Kenyan Gusii parents treat their children differently and how the development of their children is affected by the two different styles.

English Words May Hinder Math Skills Development

Article discusses how "the words and symbols used to represent numbers may interfere with understanding of math concepts.".

Fetal Development Overview

Site provides an outline of the events that occur in fetal development. It includes images and an animation of a developing fetus.

Fetal Psychology

This article discusses the development of a fetus' ability to move, taste, hear, see, learn, and be alert.

Fostering Goodness: Teaching Parents to Facilitate Children's Moral Development

Article discusses the components of moral development and functioning children and how they can be influenced by various characteristics of parents.

Income and Child Well-being: A New Perspective on the Poverty Debate

Site provides a summary of research concerning children from low income families and their communities, families, behaviours, health, learning, and culture.

Jean Piaget

Article provides a brief biography of Jean Piaget and a summary of the four stages of his developmental theory.

Kids Health

Site provides information about the development of children and adolescents. It also provides information about the health issues they may face.

Language Development in Children

Site provides a chart of typical milestones in the language development of children.

Language Development in Twins, Triplets, and Higher Order Multiples

Article discusses how twins may have delayed language development. It also provides a list of milestones in language development.

Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets

A series of "pamphlets" about child and adolescent psychiatric disorders written by a pediatric psychiatrist "meant to address the specific culture of western Nova Scotia". Included are attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder, panic, separation anxiety disorder and agoraphobia.

Physical Knowledge in Infancy

Some examples of tests that can be used to study object permanence in infants are provided.

Prenatal Development Presentation

Site provides a week by week summary concerning the development of a fetus. It also includes pictures of the developing fetus.

Principles of Heredity

A brief explanation of genetics and heredity. Includes self-tests to determine amount of material recalled.

Social and Emotional Development Milestones

Site provides a summary of children's self awareness and of their ability to interact with others at various ages.

Society for Research in Adult Development

"The international membership of the Society for Research in Adult Development includes people from all disciplines who are interested in positive adult development. Positive adult development refers to development starting in late adolescence and continuing through life. The focus is on expanded capabilities and changes that improve the quality of life.".

Society for Research in Child Development

Members of this society endeavour to establish and maintain ethical standards for research with children and try to use the results of their research to influence policies made affecting children and their families.

Teaching Gentleness in a Violent World

Article discusses whether children are naturally caring, how parents teach their children to be caring, and how they are affected by the outside world.

The Beginnings of Behavior

A description of prenatal development (including a figure depicting prenatal development) and early reflexes. Includes self-tests to determine amount of material recalled.

The Child Psychologist

Site provides information about various developmental and learning disorders.

The Debate Over Child Care Isn't Over Yet...

"The largest-ever study of child care finds little evidence that out-of-home care harms development in the first three years, but long-term effects are still unknown."

The Future of Children

Site provides links to journal articles concerning issues relevant to children.

The Mistakes Young Children Make: Preoperational Reasoning

Articles discuss some of the mistakes that young children may make with respect to egocentrism, animism, conservation, and reversibility.

The Origins of Babble

Article discusses the development of language in infants.

The Visible Embryo

This site offers a visual and written description of abnormal and normal development of a human embryo from conception to birth.

Toys As Brain Food

Article discusses the role that creative play has in a child's development.

Zero to Three

Site provides information concerning infants from the time they are born until the age of three. Some of the topics that are covered in the website are developmental milestones, brain development, and early literacy.

Adolescent

Adolescence Directory On-Line

ADOL: Adolescence Directory On-Line. Offers a number of links to sites related to adolescence. The Mental Health Issues link offers 18 topics including suicide, sexual abuse, adolescent development, eating disorders, grieving, and many others. When selected, each of the above topics provides links to several other web sites.(E.g., clicking on "adolescent development" resulted in 5 further links. Clicking on "normal adolescent development" resulted in a web page written by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology which described issues and characteristics of early, middle, and late adolescence.).

Adolescence and Peer Pressure

Article provides some facts about peer pressure.

Adolescent Growth and Development

Article discusses physical, cognitive, and psycho-social development and how it affects adolescents.

Adolescent Lovers Studied

Article discusses how "falling in love makes adolescents more depressed, and more prone to delinquency and alcohol abuse than they would have been if they'd avoided romance.".

Adolescent Violence

Article discusses adolescence, some problems which may be encountered by adolescents, and the effect of violent entertainment on adolescents.

Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment

Article discusses the issues that arise when adolescents have eating disorders.

Girls and Puberty: The Crisis Years

Article discusses some of the issues that girls are faced with during puberty such as self-esteem, health, and weight issues.

More Girls Experience Early Puberty

In recent years, more girls have been experiencing puberty. This article discusses a couple of possible explanations as well as the implications that early puberty has on young girls.

Normal Adolescent Development

Site discusses the typical thoughts and behaviors of adolescents as they develop.

The Identity Development of Multiracial Youth

This article discusses some of the challenges that multiracial youth face in their process of forming an identity.

Youth Drinking: Risk Factors and Consequences

Article presents a number of developmental and psychosocial risk factors for youth drinking and substance use as well as some of the possible consequences.

Youth Media Network

The Youth Media Network site encourages adolescents to use multimedia to communicate their views. It is a site for youth advocacy.

Adult and Gerontology

APA Division 20

Site of APA's Division for Adult Development and Aging contains many resources.

About Chronic Disease

Article provides some interesting facts about the prevalence of chronic disease among women and minority groups.

Aging and Death in Folklore

Site lists some common myths about aging and death.

Alzheimer Society of Canada

Site provides information about caring for people with Alzheimer's Disease, current research findings about Alzheimer's Disease, and other resources concerning Alzheimer's Disease.

Alzheimer's Society: About Dementia

Site provides information about the different types of dementia such as Alzheimer's, vascular, head injury, AIDS, alcohol-induced, and head injuries that have dementia-like symptoms.

Arthritis Canada

Site provides a link to the Arthritis Society which contains information about the disease that commonly plagues seniors.

Assessing and Managing Depression in the Terminally Ill Patient

Article discusses some of the barriers to recognizing depression in terminally ill patients. In order to illustrate the points made, case studies are provided along with examples of how to diagnose and treat depression.

Basics of Geriatric Care

This manual of geriatric care provides information about the biology of aging, geriatric nursing and social work, the continuity of care, the quality of care, social issues that older people face, and more.

Cognitive Changes and Aging

Article provides a summary of what happens to crystallized and fluid intelligence, attention, processing speed, and memory as people grow older.

Dating, Love, Marriage, and Sex

Site provides information about attraction, love, marriage, divorce, the cultural taboos of sex, and other topics.

Dementia

This site provides a summary of many of the issues that concern people with Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Some of the topics covered in this website are diagnosis, treatment, caregiver's needs, and latest discoveries in the field.

Fighting Age-related Memory Decline

Article discusses how various types of food may help to help to slow memory or cognitive losses that occur when people age.

Gerontological Society of America

The home page to the Gerontological Society of America provides links to journals, web sites, and other resources concerning gerontology.

Geropsychology Central

This site provides links to resources concerning gerontology, dementia, Parkinson's disease, strokes, and assessments.

Going Solo

Article discusses how "unwed motherhood in industrial nations" has risen over the last forty years.

Hospice Net

Site provides information about hospices. Some of the articles contained within this site concern FAQs about hospices, dealing with dying, pain control, information for caregivers and information about bereavement.

Is It Depression or is It Dementia?

Since depression, subcortical dementia, and normal aging have similar neobehavioural characteristics, this article discusses how to differentiate between the three.

Lighting Design for Aging Eyes

Article discusses how the homes of older people should be lit.

Older Women Talk About Sex

Older women are often thought to have diminished sex drives. This article discusses a survey that found that older women are still interested in sex.

Parenthood Detrimental to Marriage? Not Necessarily...

"Marital researchers identify a prescription that may buffer newlyweds against stressors."

Psychology of Love: An Introduction

Site provides links to a number of articles about love. The articles discuss the historical background of love, current psychological theories of love, Freud's psychoanalytic theory of love, and attachment theories of love.

Recent Findings on Memory Issues

Site highlights a number of interesting facts about memory that researchers have recently discovered.

Social Gerontology and the Aging Revolution

Site provides information about the biology and psychology of aging, aging across culture and time, and the institutional impacts of the aging revolution.

The Caregiver's Handbook

This handbook discusses caring for elders, provides ideas that caregivers can use to look after themselves, and discusses the emotional and intellectual well-being of the elderly.

The Effects of the Mother's Employment on the Family and the Child

Since the majority of mothers are now employed, this article takes a look at some the effects this has had on the children being raised, the father's role, the mother's sense of well being, child rearing patterns, and the effects of non-maternal care. A discussion of changing employment patterns is also provided.

The End of Life: Exploring Death in America

Site provides links and readings concerning death.

The Health of Aboriginal Women

This article provides some astonishing facts about the health of aboriginal women compared to non-aboriginal women.

The Mysteries of Aging: Is Diet a Contributing Factor?

Article discusses how diet restriction may serve to slow down the aging process.

Woolf Gerontology Page

Site provides information about aging, elder abuse and neglect, ageism, and gay and lesbian aging.

Developmental Disorders

ADD Resources

ADD Resources is a rapidly growing national non-profit organization whose mission is to help people with ADD/ADHD achieve their full potential through support and education. Their website offers 100 free and carefully chosen articles helpful to adults with ADD/ADHD and to parents of children with ADD/ADHD, a free monthly eNews, 100 links to other ADHD-related websites, the National ADHD Directory, and more.

ADHD Just Doesn't Add Up to Brit Psych Society

An article from The Medical Post describing a report by the British Psychological Society which discusses the viewpoint that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is over-diagnosed in Canada and the U.S.

Asperger Syndrome

Site provides information, papers, articles, and links to other web sites concerning Asperger Syndrome. Asperger Syndrome is characterizes people who "[have] normal intelligence and language development, but who also [exhibit] autistic-like behaviors and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills."

Asperger's Syndrome: The Geek Syndrome

Article discusses Asperger's syndrome and why there is an increased incidence in Silicon Valley.

Autism Society of America

Offers support and information packages.

Autism Today

This online magazine devoted to autism contains scientific articles, personal stories, and news about recent discoveries concerning autism.

Center for the Study of Autism

Center for the Study of Autism. A U.S. organization that offers links to a number of topics related to autism including related disorders, issues, interventions, and other sites.

Conduct Disorder Links

Links to information about conduct disorder including descriptions, treatment, and research.

Crime Times

"Research reviews and information on biological causes of criminal, violent, and psychopathic behaviour."

Disorders of Childhood

A description of childhood disorders including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, depression, and anxiety. Also provides 13 links to similar sites.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Site provides information and links to a vast number of resources about fetal alcohol syndrome.

Fragile X Syndrome

This site contains information concerning the Fragile X Syndrome including what it is, its causes, its characteristics, and the educational implications for those who have it.

Helping Young Children Deal With Anger

Article discusses how children experience anger. There are three components to anger: the emotional experience, the expression of anger, and the understanding of anger.

Internet Resources for Special Children

Site provides many Internet resources for many types of developmental and learning disabilities.

LD Online

An interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children.

Nonverbal Learning Disorders

Article discusses different types of nonverbal learning disabilities including motoric, visual-spatial-organizational, and social disorders. It also provides some strategies that can be used to cope with the disorders.

Nonverbal Learning Disorders on the Web

Site provides information and resources about nonverbal learning disorders.

Overview of Autism

Site discusses the major characteristics of autism, subgroups of autism, related disorders, the causes of autism, physical abnormalities, sensory impairments, cognition, and interventions.

Shyness

This article provides information concerning shyness and its effects on children and the self. The article also discusses the roles culture and technology play in facilitating shyness.

The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome

Provides information about shaken baby syndrome which is caused by the vigorous shaking of a baby that results in brain damage.

The Other Side of Attention Deficit Disorder

Site provides information about the positive and alternative views of ADD.

Tourette Syndrome Association

Site provides information and a number of online resources about Tourette Syndrome.

University Students with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

Site is devoted to university students who have autism or Asperger's syndrome. Site describes the characteristics of the disorders and includes links and references.

Williams Syndrome Association

Site provides information about Williams Syndrome which is a rare developmental disorder.

Theories of Development

Cognitive Development and Intelligence

Site provides information about Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories, and about various theories of intelligence.

Gilligan's In a Different Voice

A detailed but clear description of Gilligan's theory of moral development, based on her book "In a Different Voice".

Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

Describes Kohlberg's theory of moral development and compares it to Piaget's ideas. It also goes into detail about the whole concept of stages of development, discusses the relationship between moral thought and moral behavior, relates moral thought to other types of cognition, and discusses implications for education. It concludes with a discussion of the limitations of Kohlberg's theory, including Gilligan's ideas.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Article discusses the different components of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Moral Development and Moral Education: An Overview

Article provides an overview of the theories created by Piaget, Kohlberg, Turiel, and Gilligan.

Social Development Theory

Brief summary of Vygotsky's theory including 3 references. Includes a link to Genetic Epistemology (which gives a brief summary of Piaget's theory, links to other theorists exploring intelligences, & several references).

The Child & Family WebGuide

The WebGuide is an online rating and review guide that contains six categories of information: Family, Education, Health, Typical Development, Childcare, and Activities. This site is intended for parents and students studying child development at the high school, undergraduate and graduate level.

Verbal and Intellectual Development

A brief overview of language and cognition (including Piaget's theory). Self-tests are also provided.