From their first smile to their first step to the first day of school, children go through a remarkable transformation on their way to adulthood. Here, experts explore the five developmental stages, ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Discover the Milestone Mate app, designed to help parents and caregivers navigate their children's growth with ease and ...

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 ...