Child Development Website Review

Today, there are several different ways to obtain information. We have access to books, magazines, websites, data sources, and more. So to speak, everything is supposed to come to us viewers as a breeze, right? This is not always true, most of the time there is quite a need for advanced searching. Majority of the time searching is easier through the internet than other things. Most websites allow their viewers the right of advanced searching whether it is through a simple search or a toolbar that has separated its contents according to its groupings. However, on our websites today there are multiple advantages and disadvantages when it comes to the ease of accessing information.

   There are several different things to expect when comparing two websites like The March of Dimes, and the Child Development portion of the CDC’s website. Although both websites primary purpose is to assist new mothers with birthing full-term babies and informing them on what to expect from their new addition, the websites contrast in many ways. While both websites, March of Dimes and CDC, are helpful to mothers because March of Dimes is organized in a simpler manner, provides supplementary information, and its navigation ease from one topic to the next exceeds the dull color scheme and format of the CDC’s website.

  The design of March of Dimes is more enthusiastic than the CDC’s. Upon entering The March of Dimes website viewers are presented with a banner style slideshow, which includes big pictures of newborn babies. The photos of the infants resemble embracement for mothers making them feel hand in hand with their very own. At the same time, the CDC’s website which also has an opening banner, but a much smaller size of pictures isn’t very much appealing to the eye. Along with the opening banner, The March of Dimes color scheme is pleasant to all of their audience also because of the homepage’s very strong amount of color choices. On the contrary, the color scheme for the CDC’s website includes navy blue and white. Since the Child Development portion of this website has such an unusual color scheme it is what pushes the audience far afield. Viewers expect for things that are associated with younger kids to be presented in a lively manner, no matter the sex of the child. All in all, the format of both websites are easy for an adult to understand and gather information from, but the March of Dimes website has a basic searching method like majority of today’s sites, whereas the site for the CDC has a more complex way of searching. Therefore, due to the opening banner, color scheme, and format of March of Dimes it is more appealing to the mothers whom visit this website.

   Correspondingly, both websites have a mobile option, but the CDC’s mobile app option is much easier to understand then their desktop mode. Therefore, their topics are easier to access meaning some viewers may disagree with the complexity of the website because of the app’s simplified manner. When searching through the mobile app their main topics are right in the center of the page, whereas on the desktop mode there are some things to be found through the toolbar at the top of the page. On the other hand, the mobile app for The March of Dimes is not contrasting at all it still catches the eye of its audience just as much as it does on the desktop. The banner continuously displays different photos of infants and it still follows the same format. There is not an imbalance between the mobile or desktop option for The March of Dimes website however; there is a small one for the Child Development portion for the CDC’s website.

  Unlike the CDC website, The March of Dimes allows viewers to research the problems that threaten our babies today and how they work on preventing premature births. They also have their own community, which includes a blog posts section, for NICU families to publicize their experiences. The March of Dimes is focused on one objective which is the strive to end premature birth, covered through the breakdowns of several topics, stages, and individuals who has several NICU experiences. Rather than the way the CDC provides their advice, their website covers it’s basics through age group which only include kids from birth to the age nine. Although, the CDC provides viewers with multiple resources for mostly data searches, parenting tips, specific conditions that children may face, and the ability to subscribe to their feeds on different topics. However, they fail to cover things in depth as much as March of Dimes. The CDC fails to show a set research topic therefore they have their viewers seeking information in multiple places. Even though they both provide good information, The March of Dimes website is more informative for parents on a selected topic rather than the information on the CDC’s website which is more effective for a viewer that is looking to do more research because they provide information on a statistical base.

  The speeds of the websites are quite consistent even though they contain a few ads. However, they are not the disturbing advertisements that have associated audio, block page viewing, or off subject ads that do not pertain to the website’s information as a whole. The advertisements’ on the CDC’s, Child Development portion are very small and inform its viewers about getting health insurance or displaying reports by the CDC on Children’s Mental Health. Similarly, the advertisements on The March of Dimes website are about donating money to the NICU Family Support, related articles for your viewing topic and about receiving their newsletter. The advertisements for these websites are necessary for their proposed purpose. They both encourage the idea of ways to make our infants better through donation and ways to stay connected.

  Furthermore, for those accesses that prefer to go more in detail about either of the websites or need answers to some of their questions, they both have great relationships with the social media world. The CDC allows viewers to stay connected with them through Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, and a YouTube channel, LinkedIn, Google +, Flickr, and Pinterest. Just as the CDC allows further connection, The March of Dimes allows it viewers to stay connected also with the help of Facebook, Twitter, a YouTube channel, Email, and Pinterest.      

  Compared to the navigation style for the CDC’s website, The March of Dimes is easily understood. The A through Z index is in conjunction with The Center for Disease Control and Prevention as a whole. Although viewers may be looking for more information pertaining to the Child Development portion of the website, the A through Z index is obligated to take viewers through the websites total number of topics. Most viewers would think since they are viewing things through a particular portion of a website they should receive their search results in the same manner. After all, that is not the scenario according to the creators of the CDC’s website. The March of Dimes website grants viewers their usual opportunity to search through its website with the help of a basic search and toolbar, which first allows viewers to search through a category and then provide them with subcategories to choose from. Even though they both allow viewers the opportunity to search, the categories and subcategories is an easier way to navigate instead of using an A through Z index. The search results and links for the CDC’s website open in a different window, whereas The March of Dimes search results open in the same window. In spite of both websites giving their viewers the right to search The March of Dimes search method is much more effective than the CDC’s search method. While some viewers may look at them through the same perspective there is a difference when accessing the internet because most users may be unfamiliar with the website’s style.

 While many viewers may argue that one website is more credible than the other; they both have their pros and cons. The users’ particular use for these websites may differ which will then create an arousal in opinions. However, most of them may believe that The March of Dimes website is more presentable than the CDC’s Child Development portion because of the way information is accorded. Any viewer can tell that The March of Dimes website was created for the use of mothers’ to inform them on how to do things with their new baby while the CDC may primarily be used only for research or data sources. Therefore, The March of Dimes is a better website than the CDC.