From their first smile and initial mumbles of baby talk to their first wobbly steps, a child’s “firsts” are such an exciting time for parents. However, important developmental milestones include more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crawling, the first word, the first steps — these are just a few of the key milestones in early childhood development that parents ...

Infants and toddlers should be screened more for developmental delays, according to updated US guidelines released last week. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For the first time since 2004, the CDC has updated its developmental milestones for infant and toddler development with the goal of earlier intervention for children who need ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), with the Centers for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you have a baby, each pediatrician appointment is filled with endless questionnaires to determine their developmental ...

For the first year of your child’s life, it can feel like there’s a new leap forward every day. As they become a toddler (between 1 and 3 years old), growth begins to slow, but there are still ...

Many parents fear their children are not hitting developmental milestones, such as walking and talking, at an appropriate age. But a new poll conducted by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children ...

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 ...

A baby's first words are precious, but most parents stress out if their little ones don't say them soon enough. A recent survey of 2,000 parents of children ages 3 and under examined their concerns ...