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1 Do You Know Baby's First Year Milestones?
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2 When Did You Start to Potty Train?
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3 Tell Mommy: When Did Your Child Start Chatting?
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4 How Did Your Baby Develop According to Milestone Markers?
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5 Signs of Autism Appear in Second Half of First Year
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6 10 Milestones to Celebrate During Baby's First 6 Weeks
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7 Missed Milestones: Which Have You Missed?
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8 5 Ways to Keep Kids in Their Cribs and Delay Transitioning to a Bed
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9 Was Your Baby Late to Crawl or Right on Time?
It's party time! Throughout her pregnancy, mama celebrated little milestones on her journey to meeting her tot — feeling a first flutter, seeing a first kick, etc. Once her lil one enters the world, there are endless markers to observe — each worthy of its own mini celebration. Here are 10 milestones worthy of smiling about during your baby's first six weeks. Source: Thinkstock Read more
Crawl on, baby! All mamas are incredibly proud of every milestone baby reaches, especially if it's before the "average" age determined by experts. Most babies learn to crawl between 6 to 10 months of age after they're able to sit on their own, while some babies take their time — and it can get a little frustrating for mama when all the other kiddies in the playgroup are moving about and her Read more
Toddlers can be an inquisitive lil' group. They show no fear as they test mom's — and society's — boundaries. For some, the exploring doesn't end at nap nor nighttime. Place one of these feisty tots in his crib and watch how quickly he'll find a way to escape from the confines of his bed. If your lil' one — or his mama — isn't quite ready to make the move to a bed, here are five easy Read more
First smile, first words, first steps. In a baby's first few years almost every day is filed with milestones. Blink, and you may miss one. For mamas returning to work, one of the toughest parts of leaving their tots each day is acknowledging that someone else may bare witness to a first accomplishment before they do. I saw my son's first steps via cellphone video that our nanny sent me while I Read more
Parental observation may be an inaccurate way to gauge the early signs of autism. For years, doctors have relied on moms and dads to provide them with information regarding dwindling social interaction in tots' first two years of life. But a new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry may have doctors searching elsewhere for accurate reports. California Read more
If you sit around at the park long enough, you're bound to hear a mother bragging about her child speeding past the milestone markers earlier than expected or a distressed mama who is worried that her son isn't on the same page as his peers. Developmental calendars are posted in the pediatrician's office and at each well checkup of his first year of life, doctors ask the standard questions to see Read more
It's only natural for parents to pay attention to their children's developmental milestones and how he or she measures up to playmates. That being said, each child has his or her own pace and in most cases, they catch up or eventually, level out their Olympic speed. A recent study on language emergence has shown that 80 percent of children with language delays at age two will catch up by age Read more
Potty training is a necessary evil in parenting. I am ready for my daughter to be rid of the diapers, but she's not quite there yet. Even though we're working on it, I think she's still going to be diaper bound for a while longer! Many parents believe their children are ready for the potty when they show initiative and can say, "pee pee" or "Potty." When did your child leave the pampers Read more
Every infant and child develops at his or her own unique rate — the process is part of what makes parenting so surprising and rewarding. However, there is a commonly accepted time line of developmental milestones that most doctors follow when measuring our lil ones against the rest of the pack. Yes, some children develop faster and slower than others and are still within the range doctors Read more
Queen Elizabeth II isn't the only female monarch in Europe celebrating milestones this year. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband of two years — her former personal trainer Daniel Westling — welcomed a baby girl in February, and today she and the rest of the Swedish royal family attended baby Princess Estelle's christening at the royal chapel in Stockholm. Princess Estelle is Read more
