The National Mental Health Information Center was "developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media." It presents substantial research-based and practical information on the full range of mental health topics, geared toward parents and professionals. Topics covered include young children with mentally ill parents and working with children who have mentally ill parents.

Site offers substantial research and information about childhood depression, bipolar disorder and a full range of mental health issues. Articles provide detailed lists of childhood depression symptoms, causes of childhood depression, teen depression symptoms and other assorted topics. Site is divided into sections targeted for practitioners, researchers and the public.

The SUNY Stony Brook Attachment Lab and the New York Attachment Consortium are a group of developmental and clinical psychologists and psychiatrists working to advance attachment theory and research. This site compiles their research on such topics as attachment theory and child development, attachment assessment, parent-child interaction, and mechanisms of stability and change.

Provides current research and articles on attachment theory and child development including reactive attachment disorder and the symptoms of attachment disorder. Also covers other child-related topics such as thumb sucking, school issues, social development, mental health and medications

NDSU Extension Service offers information on attachment in young children in their "Bright Beginnings" series, as well as a wealth of other information related to family, child development, and parenting. Publications are concise and reader-friendly.

Site contains a collection of links leading to research-based summaries of diseases and disorders which relate to behavior problems in children. Topics include mood disorders, aggression, ADHD and conduct disorder. The article on conduct disorder discusses behavior management strategies, including classroom behavior management for children.

MyPyramid.gov, sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, is an informative and child friendly site aimed at teaching about food and nutrition. The site offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you make smart choices from every food group, find your balance between food and physical activity, get the most nutrition out of your calories and stay within your daily calorie needs. Plus, check out the MyPyramid Blast Off Game!