Resources for Parents

Pediatric Services Available to You
Direct Services Our staff brings you a wide range of hands-on services, customized to meet your child’s needs.
Consulting The Pediatric Services team works with clients, public and private. We can work with you, too. Select this link for information about our FREE offer — and learn how you can use our expertise.
Seminars, Workshops, and More Interested in learning more? Pediatric Services offers a series of special workshops, seminars, leadership conferences, "live" demonstrations. Both in-house and public. For professionals and parents. "Click" for details.
Special Happenings We will be resuming the water therapy program at the end of summer. Watch for details.
Sensational Summer Fun in the park. Join us for some exciting times. Here's how.
SPECIAL REPORT: Special education rights of parents and children. Click here.
SPECIAL REPORT: Special education advocate. Click here.

Parents' Corner A monthly series of articles about the most challenging job on earth ... how to be the best parent possible.
Parents' Corner Archive

Your child is different from every other. Watch the first 3 years in a "typical" child’s life — shown in words and pictures:
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Understanding the Lingo Things to know about the language of pediatric development and what it means to you. It's not hard ... yet, it can be confusing. These definitions will make your understanding just that much better.

Inspirational quotations For a quick word of wisdom or bit of a new perspective you will want to check for a new article once per month.
Inspirational Messages Archive

Recommended Resources A collection of associations and other sources around North America for information on various diagnosis. Including state-by-state contacts for Early Start services. And specific Canadian data, too.

Recommended Reading A list of periodicals, books, and other sources for updated knowledge about various topics in the field. Read what we read to stay on top.
Recommended Reading for Children A list of books that will be of value to your children.

Confidentiality Pediatric Services gratefully thanks families that have allowed us to use their photographs on this site. This is our statement about confidentiality at Pediatric Services and its importance in Early Start.