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 ...

Understanding child development can be confusing for the parents of toddlers. Parents are predisposed to want their children to meet developmental milestones, but often don't know when these stages ...

Human development is influenced by, but not entirely determined by, our parents and our genes. Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the ...

Human development is influenced by, but not entirely determined by, our parents and our genes. Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the ...

What Are the Stages of Play? In 1932, sociologist Mildren Parten identified six stages of children’s play. All kids develop differently, so there are no set ages for each type of play. Unoccupied play ...

How do you know when your child should be crawling, walking and talking? Developmental milestones can give parents a lot of anxiety. Wake County is introducing a program aimed at easing their fears.

KUTV — You may not be thinking about preparing your baby for school when he or she is still in diapers, but the Early Childhood Utah Program at the Utah Department of Health, says that making sure ...

Playtime isn’t just all fun and games. Kids learn important developmental and social skills through playing with others and by themselves. Associative play is one of the six stages of play — a ...

A mother’s depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby’s life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study published ...