Terms like "child development milestones" can cause anxiety in some parents. It's natural to compare your child's skills to the ones of children around their age, but doing so rarely yields good ...

At 13, kids experience big physical and emotional changes, and being patient can help them feel supported. Teens struggle with self-esteem and peer pressure, so staying connected and supportive is key ...

Children reach developmental milestones in how they play, move, talk, and act. The predicted ages for the milestones can be helpful in planning for parents. The motor milestone for babies being able ...

Dr. Paul Lipkin specializes in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, where he directs medical outpatient services.

When we understand how children grow emotionally, we can support them more effectively. Milestones can be helpful guides, but remember that many children struggle with emotion regulation, especially ...

For parents, milestones matter! Skills such as taking first steps, saying first words and smiling for the first time are all developmental milestones that happen at different stages of a child’s life.

On Monday, Child Development Expert and founder of Building All Children, Kendra Morgan, joined us at 9 a.m. to talk about speech milestones, and where research shows your child should be when it ...

You hear it at the park, in group texts, at well visits: questions about the timing of a child’s milestones. I’ll say it right up front — when did he potty train? Who cares? They are all potty-trained ...

Take a moment to picture the little things that mean the world to your child. For my family, it was ice cream on a hot summer day. Now, imagine four children sitting out in the heat when suddenly they ...

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s guidelines on children’s developmental milestones, certain behaviors — like playing peek-a-boo, babbling, mimicking the movements of others or ...