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Baby Development

Baby Development Delays

Physical Development

Social & Emotional Development

Encouraging Baby Development

Your Baby's Brain Development

Your Baby's Developing Senses

Your Baby's Developmental Milestones

Your Baby's Firsts

Baby Development Delays

Warning signs of a developmental delay

By Nancy Montgomery

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Physical Development

When do babies push up on their hands?

By Kandis Lake, R.N.
Baby growth charts, explained

By Karisa Ding
Baby head circumference

By Karen Miles
Why does my baby stiffen their legs and arms?

By Stephanie Watson

Measuring your baby's head circumference, length, and weight

By Nancy Montgomery
Are baby walkers safe?

By Rebekah Wahlberg
What are gross motor skills and fine motor skills?

By Kate Marple
Can you put a car seat in a shopping cart?

By Mary Sauer

Growth charts and your baby's first year
Baby growth spurts

By Marcella Gates
When do babies start climbing stairs?

By Mary Sauer

Social & Emotional Development

When can my baby stay overnight without me?

By Kandis Lake, R.N.
What is stranger anxiety?

By Hallie Levine
When do babies smile?

By Erin Heger
When do babies start remembering faces and things?

By Stephanie Watson

When do babies learn their name?

By Mary Sauer
Should I adjust my parenting to match my child's temperament?
How to raise a happy baby

By Kandis Lake, R.N.
How should I handle separation anxiety?

Separation anxiety: When it starts and peaks

By Colleen de Bellefonds
How much interaction and playtime does a baby need?

By Stephanie Watson
Loveys: Blankies, bears, and other comfort objects for kids

By Kandis Lake, R.N.
The startle reflex in babies

By Stephanie Watson

When do babies laugh?

By Mary Sauer
How to raise an anti-racist baby

Autism

Early signs of autism

By Karen Miles
Vaccines and autism: Separating fact from fiction

By Karen Miles
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

By Karen Miles

Encouraging Baby Development

Development-boosting games to play with your baby

By Mary Sauer
Benefits of classical music for babies

By Stephanie Watson
How to raise a smart baby

By Colleen de Bellefonds
How to raise a bilingual baby

By Roxana Soto

Your Baby's Brain Development

Baby and child brain development

By Colleen de Bellefonds

Your Baby's Developing Senses

How your baby's sense of touch develops
Your baby's sense of smell

By Eva Dasher
Your newborn's senses
Your baby's sense of taste

By Eva Dasher

How your baby's sense of hearing develops
How your baby's sense of smell develops
Baby hearing development

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Your baby's sense of touch

By Eva Dasher

Your Baby's Developmental Milestones

Average weight and growth chart for babies, toddlers, and kids

By Karen Miles
Baby milestones month by month

By Colleen de Bellefonds
When do babies hold their head up?

By Tahirah Blanding
Your child's walking timeline

By Karen Miles

When do babies roll over?

By Tahirah Blanding
When do babies stand?

By Mary Sauer
Baby on the move: Cruising
Baby on the move: Sitting

Your child's talking timeline

By Darienne Hosley Stewart
When do babies clap, wave, and point?

By Mary Sauer
When do babies sit up?

By Tahirah Blanding
When do babies start crawling?

By Tahirah Blanding

When do babies start grabbing things?

By Erin Heger
When do babies start understanding words?

By Mary Sauer
Baby on the move: Crawling
When do babies start talking?

By Marcella Gates

Favorite unofficial baby milestones
How your baby becomes independent

By Eva Dasher
How your baby and child learns social skills

By Eva Dasher
When do babies start walking?

By Kelly Burch

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