Sometimes things that seem off to parents about their child's behavior are developmentally appropriate. Find out what's typical, and when it's time to get help.

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, ...

“It is completely normal. In fact, it is a developmental milestone,” Dr Gupta says. “Babies start showing clingy behaviour, separation anxiety, and a strong preference for parents. They may cry when ...

Worried you're missing signs your child is struggling with their mental health? Counsellor Emma Page explains what to look ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes behavioral disorders as involving “a pattern of disruptive behaviors in children that last for at least 6 months and cause problems in school ...

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 this moment at some point or another: that quiet certainty that your child isn't telling the truth. As serious a breach of trust as it can feel, experts agree it's normal child ...

Few stages are as important for the proper development of a child as the sexual stages. Because children are experiencing something profoundly new and unexpected (even if it is actually radically old ...

Dr. Myrtle Byram McGraw, 40, is a pretty, jolly woman upon whose slim shoulders rests the imposing title of Director of the Normal Child Development Study of the Department of Pediatrics of Columbia ...