Development can be thought of as a journey. The journey begins at conception with a genetic roadmap to guide the way. As this journey continues through predictable stages of birth, infancy, childhood, ...

When it comes to understanding motor skills and language development, it’s important to understand the context in which an individual child is growing up. For parents, carers and teachers, it’s often ...

Every parent has felt that sudden knot of worry in their stomach when their child does something a bit out of line with their regular behaviour. This raises a nagging question in mind that - Is this ...

Childhood is a time of growth, learning, and development. Your child is increasing in height and weight, learning new physical and social skills, and laying the foundations of adulthood. If you have ...

Tallie Z. Baram receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Bren Foundation, and the Hewitt Foundation for Biomedical Research. Scientists have long known that the experiences you ...

I have rarely met a parent who did not, at one time or another, wonder if some aspect of their child’s development was “normal.” There are good reasons for this. Gone are the days when extended kin ...