As a busy parent, time is sometimes at a minimal. Yet, you want the best and most accurate information when it comes to your child's and family's health and nutrition. For information about organic foods for babies and older children where can you turn for accurate information, besides your pediatrician, nutritionist or family practitioner? You should take a look at MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov/).

According to their website, "MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news."

It is like one stop shopping for you and your family. You will have the most accurate and reliable information that can help you in making decisions about your family's health and it will assist in better conversations with your physician.

A few other sites that may be of interest are:

American Academy of Pediatrics - http://www.aap.org/  provides excellent information on what happeing in pediatric medicine.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ offers pertinent information for the development of children.

Kids Health - http://www.kidshealth.org/ provides generalized information from a corporate entity.

Please note that each of these sites are not for diagnosis but for providing information on possible health issues. It is always best to consult with your health care practitioner.