Resources for Parents

Patient Portal

Print immunization records, sports clearance forms. Email us. View your child’s
growth charts and visit summaries. Upload documents to your child’s chart.

Go to Portal

HealthyChildren.org

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ site for families. The most reliable
source on the internet for information about health topics that may affect your child. Includes
a symptom checker to help you figure out your child’s illness.

Visit Healthy Children

Breastfeeding

Comprehensive easy to follow information about
breastfeeding.

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Vermont211.org

Central repository of social services resources in Vermont. Get connected
with a counselor to help you with economic, legal, substance use, education, mental health,
and health care resources.

Visit Vermont211

Commonsensemedia.org

Guidance about the safety and appropriateness of all forms of media, including books, cell phones, apps, shows, movies, and video games.

Commonsensemedia.org

Help Me Grow VT

Vermont 211’s site for information on child development, safety, and
resources.

Visit Help Me Grow

History of Vaccines

Excellent resource about immunizations, how they were developed, and
the controversies surrounding them.

Visit History of Vaccines

Centers for Disease Control

The ultimate resource for reliable information about
immunizations. See also their Travel Health page for health information about travel
destinations.

Visit Centers for Disease Control

Vermont Family Network

Support, education, and advocacy for children and families of
children with special health needs.

Visit Vermont Family Network

 

Kayla’s Directory

Resources and services for kids with special needs in Vermont.

Visit Kayla’s Directory

Be Seat Smart

Vermont’s car seat information site.

Visit Be Seat Smart

Mindfulness and Mental Wellness

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802 Quits

Vermont’s tobacco cessation program. Connect with a tobacco cessation
counselor. Get free nicotine replacement therapy.

Visit 802 Quits

Parent Up VT

Vermont’s resource for parents addressing drugs and alcohol for the children.

Visit Parent Up VT

AAPVT

Vermont Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Learn what we are doing
to advocate for our children. Find helpful parenting resources.

Visit AAPVT

Vermont Department of Health

Learn about public health issues affecting our state.

Visit Vermont Department of Health

Vermont Childcare Center STARS Rating Program

Find childcare for your
child and learn details including rating of each program.

Visit Vermont Childcare Center

Lund

The Lund Family Center cares for pregnant women and single mothers. It helps with
resources such as housing, food and education, and helps with addiction treatment. As a
separate branch, it serves as an adoption agency.

Visit Lund

The Kelly Brush Foundation

Inspiring and empowering people with spinal cord injuries to live
active and engaged lives.

Visit The Kelly Brush Foundation

Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen and Diphenhydramine dosing.

Common Pediatric Medications