Baby's development and growth
Baby is growing by the second and keeping track of all the changes they're going through can be tricky. Here's some info about baby's development & growth.
Social and emotional development
Toddlers and literal thinking
Life as a new parent | Baby gear
Clothes shopping with your growing toddler
Social and emotional development
Helping a toddler with social anxiety
Social and emotional development
Toddlers and limit-testing
Physical development
Climbing toddlers
Social and emotional development
Your toddler’s sense of humor
Raising baby | Baby activities
Sports skills and toddler development
Social and emotional development
Toddlers and aggression
Social and emotional development
Toddlers and sensory development
Life as a new parent | Starting school
Teaching physics to your toddler
Raising baby | Parenting styles
Preparing your toddler for big changes
Life as a new parent | Baby gear
When should I stop using the stroller?
Social and emotional development
The evolution of parallel play
Social and emotional development
Toddlers and self-control
Social and emotional development
Toddlers and the “why” phase
Physical development
How tall is my child going to be?
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
18 months old
Language and communication development
Talking to your toddler about their own feelings
Language and communication development
Teaching toddlers about indoor voices
Social and emotional development
A parent’s guide to making friends at the playground
Social and emotional development
Positive ways for your toddler to channel negative emotions
Language and communication development
Teaching your toddler to tell the truth
Social and emotional development
Your toddler’s attention span
Social and emotional development
Fostering an interest in science in your toddler
Raising baby | Baby activities
Fun and games: Rhyming
Social and emotional development
When will my toddler waltz? A skills breakdown
Social and emotional development
Explaining the difference between dreams and reality to your toddler
Social and emotional development
The tenets of tidiness: Teaching your toddler about cleaning up
Social and emotional development
Your toddler and comfort objects
Potty training
How soon is too soon for potty training?
Social and emotional development
Helping your fidgety toddler settle down
Raising baby | Baby activities
Encouraging your toddler’s interests
Social and emotional development
Bright sides of the “mine” phase
Social and emotional development
Talking to your toddler about your feelings
Raising baby | Parenting styles
Apologizing to your toddler
Physical development
Signs of vision problems in toddlers
Baby milestones
16 months old
Social and emotional development
Talking to your toddler about other people’s feelings
Language and communication development
When should I be concerned about my baby not talking?
Physical development
The evolution of your toddler’s posture
Raising baby | Parenting styles
Helping to curb “bad” toddler habits
Baby milestones
2 years 9 months
Life as a new parent | Childcare options
Saying goodbye to a caregiver
Life as a new parent | Starting school
Can I teach my toddler math?
Physical development
Adding physical activity to a city-dwelling toddler’s life
Social and emotional development
Why are children’s stories so scary sometimes?
Baby milestones
2 years 11 months
Baby milestones
2 years 10 months
Baby milestones
2 years 5 months
Baby milestones
2 years 4 months
Baby milestones
2 years 3 months
Physical development
Baby’s eyesight development timeline
Life as a new parent | Traveling with a baby
Keeping events uneventful
Life as a new parent | Childcare options
Help! My toddler is meaner to me than to other caregivers
Social and emotional development
Your toddler and body image
Social and emotional development
My toddler is acting out, is this normal?
Social and emotional development
What is separation anxiety in toddlers? When does it end?
Social and emotional development
The benefits of toddlers playing with older kids
Social and emotional development
Food ideas for a toddler birthday party
Social and emotional development
Maturity in the 2- to 3-year-old classroom or playroom
Social and emotional development
Imagination in the coming year
Social and emotional development
Your toddler and the word ‘why’
Raising baby | Baby activities
Figuring out your 3-year-old’s interests
Social and emotional development
Common toddler fears in the third year
Social and emotional development
Your almost-three-year-old’s sense of self-control
Life as a new parent | Starting school
Big changes in the coming year
Baby milestones
14 months old
Physical development
Should I still be carrying my toddler?
Physical development
Buying shoes for growing feet
Raising baby | Baby activities
From abstract to surreal: A toddler art development timeline
Language and communication development
Swearing around children
Social and emotional development
Your toddler and the concept of storage
Social and emotional development
Self-centeredness in the second year
Language and communication development
Encouraging your one-year-old’s growing vocabulary
Social and emotional development
4 subtle ways to raise an inclusive child
Baby's health and wellness | Baby check ups
Pica and your one-year-old
Language and communication development
Signs of receptive language in your contrary toddler
Language and communication development
What is holophrastic speech and why is my child using it?
Social and emotional development
Why table manners can wait
Baby's health and wellness
Physical changes in the second year
Baby milestones
Big changes in the second year
Raising baby
Nature vs. nurture: How much influence do parents have?
Social and emotional development
How I conquered my child’s tantrums at the doctor’s office
Language and communication development
The evolution of the bedtime story
Baby's health and wellness | Baby check ups
Why do some babies head-bang?
Language and communication development
Ways to build your baby’s vocabulary
Baby's health and wellness
Toddlers and hair color
Physical development
Your toddler the escape artist
Raising baby | Parenting styles
Raising kind kids
Physical development
When do babies start walking up the stairs?
Physical development
What happens when my child starts climbing?
Social and emotional development
Toddlers and strange fascinations
Physical development
Is it normal for babies to fall when learning how to walk?
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
How fast do babies grow out of shoes?
Physical development
When do babies start pulling up?
Baby's health and wellness | Baby check ups
Why are some babies bowlegged?
Physical development
What is cross-crawling?
Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
When can babies start feeding themselves?
Social and emotional development
The beginning of fear
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
8 months old
Baby milestones
6 similarities between babies and superheroes
Social and emotional development
When do babies start to care about other people’s feelings?
Physical development
Does this mean baby is a lefty?
Baby's first year | Twins and multiples
Preserving your children’s distinct personalities
Social and emotional development
Dealing with separation anxiety
What is scooting?
Language and communication development
Translating baby talk
Baby's health and wellness | Baby check ups
Your baby’s sense of smell
Physical development
Signs a baby is getting ready to crawl
Physical development
Development of the pincer grasp
Physical development
Adventures of the bouncing baby
Physical development
Baby-proofing for crawling
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
6 months old
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
6 big changes in the first 6 months
Social and emotional development
Why do babies love repetition so much?
Baby milestones
6 milestones that might not make the scrapbook
How to help baby say your name
How does baby memory develop?
Physical development
Motor skills at 5 months
Baby's first year | Twins and multiples
Teaching others to tell your children apart
Language and communication development
When do most babies start talking?
Raising baby | Parenting styles
When should I stop describing my baby in weeks or months?
Social and emotional development
Helping your child learn about object permanence
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
4 months old
Baby milestones
Things you know now that you wish you did 4 months ago
What is separation anxiety?
Language and communication development
Baby “sign language”: the other imitation game
Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
Baby’s first full night of sleep
Social and emotional development
What is a comfort object?
Physical development
When do babies grow hair?
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
10 weeks old
Raising baby | Baby safety
Teaching your child about safety
Physical development
Toddler dancing development
Language and communication development
Helping your toddler practice conversational skills
Social and emotional development
How long will my toddler stay attached to their comfort object?
Social and emotional development
Introducing your toddler to new adults
Raising baby | Parenting styles
Seeing the world through a toddler’s eyes
Social and emotional development
Toddlers and mischief
Baby's health and wellness
Toddlers and body image
Language and communication development
What if my child still isn’t speaking in sentences?
Social and emotional development
Talking to your toddler about other people’s religions
Language and communication development
Why does my toddler keep telling the same joke over and over again?
Raising baby | Baby activities
Getting started with tummy time
Raising baby
Is my toddler mature enough to take care of a pet?
Baby milestones
Big changes in the third year
Baby's first year | Twins and multiples
Twins and mysterious connections
Baby's health and wellness
Is genital play normal?
Raising baby | Baby safety
12 baby-proofing must-dos
Babies and personality
Baby's health and wellness | Baby dental care
When will baby’s teeth start coming in?
Baby's first year | Crying
How much should I let my baby cry?
Language and communication development
Should I correct my toddler’s pronunciation?
Baby milestones
2 years 2 months
Physical development
Fun tummy time games
Physical development
Encouraging self-sufficiency in your toddler
Helping your toddler get involved in the garden
Social and emotional development
Your one-year-old and personal space
Language and communication development
Talking to your toddler about their day
Social and emotional development
Simple answers to complicated questions: why do bad things happen to good people?
Social and emotional development
Simple answers to common questions: why is the sky blue?
Language and communication development
Games to expand your toddler’s vocabulary
Physical development
Practical ways to practice fine motor skills
Language and communication development
Language development in the third year
Physical development
What to do when your toddler picks up a “throwing things” habit
Social and emotional development
Contagious distress and your toddler
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
9 months old
Life as a new parent | Relationship with your partner
Helping your partner feel closer to baby
Baby's health and wellness
23 months
Baby's health and wellness
20 months
Baby's health and wellness
19 months old
Social and emotional development
Simple answers to complicated questions: why is it raining?
Social and emotional development
Children and foreign languages
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
12 weeks old
Baby milestones
17 months old
Baby's first year | Baby growth month by month
3 months
Raising baby | Baby activities
The importance of getting messy
Potty training
Toddler resistance to diaper changing
Social and emotional development
The beginning of self-consciousness
Social and emotional development
Teaching your toddler about giving gifts
Social and emotional development
The effects of play on development
Baby milestones
Second year milestones
Social and emotional development
Why you are your toddler’s hero
Social and emotional development
When your toddler is aggressive
Social and emotional development
When will my toddler develop a sense of humor?
Social and emotional development
Praise and self-esteem
Social and emotional development
Your toddler’s growing sense of organization
Language and communication development
Your toddler and the full sentences of the future
Social and emotional development
Pre-school problem-solving: When your toddler is having trouble getting along
Social and emotional development
Your toddler’s first friend you don’t like
Physical development
Should my toddler be in swimming lessons?
Life as a new parent | Relationship with friends and family
Keeping your relatives involved in your toddler’s life when they live far away
Social and emotional development
Fun science experiments to try with your toddler
Raising baby | Baby activities
Making story time fun with your squirmy toddler
Baby milestones
13 months old
Baby's first year | Preemie baby
Preemie milestones for the first year
Social and emotional development
Reminiscing: Reasons to talk to your toddler about the past
Language and communication development
Encouraging language development as your toddler grows
Language and communication development
Echoing and learning to speak
