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Title of website:  Yello Dyno

URL of website:  http://www.yellodyno.com/

Score:  5

Annotation:  Yello Dyno is a child abuse prevention curriculum created in Texas and one that Lubbock Independent School District recently adopted to teach children in the primary grades about safety.  The site offers the viewer the ability to watch video clips of Yello Dyno being taught and is a critical tool for educators and parents of young children.  One can also subscribe to the Yello Dyno Monthly Memo in order to be kept abreast of current information regarding child abuse prevention and safety in general.  One can purchase the curriculum or just try it for a while to see if it provides the information that they need.  This is a fun, high-energy site to visit and was created to assist children during their most vulnerable years.

 

Reference:

 

Yello Dyno. (2005). Yello Dyno Homepage. Retrieved March 3, 2005 from http://www.yellodyno.com/.

 

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Title of website:  Safe Child Program

URL of website:  http://www.safechild.org/program.htm

Score: 3

Annotation:  While this site is primarily designed to sell a very expensive product, some references are provided to support the work of the author. Nonetheless, helpful information can be located here free of charge and could easily be implemented in any early childhood program.  The author of this site addresses such concepts as bullying, self-care, bodily protection and awareness of strangers and others who could be potentially threatening to a child.

 

Reference: 

 

Kraizer, S. (2000). Coalition for Children, Inc. Safe Child Program Homepage.  Retrieved on February 5, 2005 from http://www.safechild.org/program.htm.

 

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Title of website:  Keep Kids Healthy

URL of website:  http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/commonproblems/child_abuse.html  

Score:  6

Annotation:  Keep Kids Healthy is a simply written site with basic facts about child development, child abuse and child protection.  Links about Shaken Baby Syndrome, the Fussy Baby and Parenting Tips inform the reader and provide relevant answers to questions that parents and professionals have.  “How to become a Pediatrician” is located near the bottom of the homepage and takes the viewer step by step through the probable tasks that must be accomplished in order to work as a doctor of children.  An interesting Market Center is provided with links and reviews about books that are available for purchase.  Included on the day that I searched were books about Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy and personal accounts of child abuse.  In addition, information regarding typical development in children from infants to adolescents is provided.  

 

Reference: 

 

Keep Kids Healthy. (2005). Keep Kids Healthy Homepage. Retrieved on April 30, 2005 from http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/commonproblems/child_abuse.html  




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