All right mommies, help me out

[storychick]

I am setting up my online course (in a very cool teaching program called Blackboard, pretty nifty) and am pondering topics to post for discussion. My first group of parents all have infants or barely-walking toddlers. The format is primarily a discussion forum and I am encouraging people to post their own concerns and questions for discussion, but

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[mammathinks]

I like this site: http://www.askdrsears.com/

Do you have the book in mind -- the required reading? FWIW, I don't think that's too much to ask at all.

[mammathinks]

There's another one that escapes me right now -- parenting.com? Not sure.

[storychick]

I want them to pick anything, and then write a review on why it was helpful and what wasnt helpful and how well it meshes with what we know about appropriate child developmnet. I figure this will not only encourage them to read, and read critically, but also to share books that might be helpful with each other.

[mammathinks]

That's really a great idea. You're gonna rock at this, I can tell. The former librarian in you came up with that, I bet ;)

[purplerose2000]

Topics: sleep, nutrition, playtime/learning, basic development...

I think babycenter.com has parenting information. I also like kellymom.com

[moobugmom]

nutrition, growth, development, health basics/safety/first aid, intro to different styles of discipline (??)

can you link 'em to grads as a useful parenting site? LOL 'cause that's where I go to "look stuff up" ;)

can i say that i'm incredibly jealous of this? i would love to teach a parenting class :)

[ashlex]

kellymom.com for breastfeeding, askdrsears.com for medical stuff, thebabywearer.com for baby carriers