More than 2 million teenage and pre-teen girls turn to YM for advice on boys, beauty and fashion. But thanks to new editor Christina Kelly, readers looking for diet tips will have to go elsewhere. This article appeared in WomensEnews.com.

Children under five make up the fastest-growing segment of the population of children in care. For these very young children, consistent medical care is critical. How can agencies, courts and others help? Connect for Kids' managing editor Susan Phillips finds some answers in Improving the Odds, an issue brief from the National Center for Child Poverty.

Baby TALK is a model program that encourages parents to read aloud to their children and provides them with basic child development information as well as suggestions for developmentally appropriate activities.

Some of today's parents are filling their children's lives with every activity from music to martial arts in order to give them an edge in their adult lives. But experts say the best supports may be letting kids know they're loved just the way they are, with or without the extracurricular activities.

Marion Pines, director of the Sar Levitan Center at Johns Hopkins University, calls for a renewed national commitment to supporting proven youth development strategies.

This landmark 1994 report, released by the Carnegie Corporation in April 1994, provides research evidence on the "quiet crisis" that young children face in the U.S. It offers a comprehensive set of recommendations to meet young children's needs, including promoting responsible parenthood, ensuring good health care for all infants and toddlers, and guaranteeing quality child care choices.

Children in child care benefit from positive interactions with caregivers and good language stimulation—but interaction between parents and babies in the first three years is still one the most important predictors of cognitive development. For more details, read the report of a study conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

This organization acts as a resource for parents and professionals who work with children aged 0 to 3. The site offers networking opportunties and resources including advice on choosing quality child care and information on brain development.

Mathematica looks at the impact Early Head Start programs are having on kids in low-income families.

The only national Latino organization that focuses exclusively on children, NLCI focuses on the healthy and complete development of Latino children. Be sure to visit the resource page.