KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wearing a tutu and a messy ponytail, CJ RainingBird, 4, sprawls out on her carpeted living room floor, scribbling on a notebook. She looks up eagerly after completing each pen ...

From crawling to having their first little walk, trying to talk and weaning, every one of your baby's milestones is a special moment. Your baby will be very busy in their first few years experiencing ...

Castle Point, Mo. — Lucretia Wilks, who runs a small daycare out of her home in north St. Louis County, is used to watching young children embrace, hold hands and play together in close quarters. But ...

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 ...

Developmental scientists and medical social science experts at Northwestern University have spearheaded the creation of the most recent NIH Toolbox, providing the newest nationally standardized ...

A recent study says 70 percent of parents surveyed let kids play with iPads. April 1, 2013 — -- Liana Vilanova can't even sit up yet, but her father is already cheering his 2-month-old's digital ...

When looking for toys that foster a child’s development, there are three things to remember—education, engagement and entertainment. “Educational toys benefit kids’ motor, sensory and problem-solving ...

Which baby gyms are best? Aside from the rare superhuman baby able to bench press their body weight from birth, most babies require gyms to help them hit necessary developmental milestones. Instead of ...