What should you expect as your child grows? Learn how to understand and deal with your child's changing body and mind from infancy through the teen years.

Communication

• Communication and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Communication and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Communication and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
• Communication and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
• Communication and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
• Communication and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Communication and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
• Communication and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Communication and Your Newborn
• Delayed Speech or Language Development
• Does My Toddler Have a Language Delay?
• Hearing Aids
• Hearing Loss
• Managing Your Toddler's Behavior (Video)

Feeding & Eating

• Breastfeeding FAQs: Getting Started
• Breastfeeding FAQs: How Much and How Often
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Out and About
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Pain and Discomfort
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Pumping
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Safely Storing Breast Milk
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Sleep — Yours and Your Baby's
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Solids and Supplementing
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Some Common Concerns
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Supply and Demand
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Your Eating and Drinking Habits
• Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding
• Caffeine
• Calcium
• Carbohydrates and Sugar
• Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Child
• Fats
• Feeding Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Feeding Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Feeding Your Family on a Tight Budget
• Feeding Your Newborn
• Fiber
• Food Allergies
• Formula Feeding FAQs: Getting Started
• Formula Feeding FAQs: How Much and How Often
• Formula Feeding FAQs: Preparation and Storage
• Formula Feeding FAQs: Some Common Concerns
• Formula Feeding FAQs: Starting Solids and Milk
• Iron
• Nutrition & Fitness (Topic Center)
• Nutrition Guide for Toddlers
• Weaning Your Child

Growing Up

• Breath-Holding Spells
• Colic
• Disciplining Your Toddler
• Managing Your Toddler's Behavior (Video)
• PMS, Cramps, and Irregular Periods
• Potty Training Your Child (Video)
• Signing Kids Up for Sports
• Talking to Your Child About Periods
• Talking to Your Child About Puberty
• Teaching Kids About Their Bodies
• Teething Tots
• Understanding Puberty
• Using Deodorant for Kids and Teens
• When Your Baby's Born Premature
• Your Child's Changing Voice
• Your Child's Growth

Growth

• A to Z: Failure to Thrive
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Delayed Puberty
• Dwarfism
• Failure to Thrive
• Flat Feet
• Growing Pains
• Growth Charts
• Growth and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Growth and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
• Growth and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
• Growth and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
• Growth and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
• Your Baby's Growth: 1 Month
• Your Baby's Growth: 10 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 11 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 12 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 2 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 3 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 4 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 5 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 6 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 7 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 8 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 9 Months
• Your Child's Development (Birth to 5 Years Old)
• Your Child's Development: 1 Month
• Your Child's Development: 1.5 Years (18 Months)
• Your Child's Development: 15 Months
• Your Child's Development: 2 Months
• Your Child's Development: 6 Months
• Your Child's Development: 9 Months
• Your Child's Development: Newborn
• Your Child’s Development: 1 Year (12 Months)
• Your Child’s Development: 2 Years (24 Months)
• Your Child’s Development: 2.5 Years (30 Months)
• Your Child’s Development: 3 Years
• Your Child’s Development: 3-5 Days
• Your Child’s Development: 4 Months
• Your Newborn's Growth

Learning & Play

• 10 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Elementary School
• 10 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Middle School
• 10 Ways to Help Your Teen Succeed in High School
• Choosing Safe Toys
• Choosing Safe Toys for School-Age Kids
• Choosing Safe Toys for Toddlers and Preschoolers
• Cooking With Preschoolers
• Gifted Education
• Help Your Child Get Organized
• Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
• Learning, Play, and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Learning, Play, and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Learning, Play, and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Learning, Play, and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Learning, Play, and Your Newborn
• Managing Your Toddler's Behavior (Video)
• Play & Learn (Topic Center)
• Rainy Day Fun
• Safe Exploring for Preschoolers
• Safe Exploring for Toddlers
• School-Age Readers
• Smart Toys for Every Age
• Story Time for Preschoolers
• The Magic of Play: How It Inspires & Aids Early Development
• Toddler Reading Time

Medical Care

• Getting the Most From a Doctor's Visit
• Going to the Emergency Room
• Health Screening Tests
• How Can I Comfort My Baby During Shots?
• Medical Care and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Medical Care and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Medical Care and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Medical Care and Your Newborn
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Preventing Caregiver Burnout
• School-Based Health Centers
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Teaching Your Child How to Swallow Pills
• Vaccine Schedule
• Well-Child Visit Schedule
• Well-Child Visit: 1 Month
• Well-Child Visit: 1 Year (12 Months)
• Well-Child Visit: 1.5 Years (18 Months)
• Well-Child Visit: 10 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 11 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 12 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 13 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 14 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 15 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 15 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 16 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 17 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 18 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 19 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 2 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 2 Years (24 Months)
• Well-Child Visit: 2.5 Years (30 Months)
• Well-Child Visit: 20 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 21 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 3 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 3 to 5 Days
• Well-Child Visit: 4 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 4 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 5 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 6 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 6 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 7 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 8 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 9 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 9 Years
• Well-Child Visit: Newborn
• What's a Primary Care Physician (PCP)?
• When and Where to Get Medical Care
• Wound Healing and Care
• Your Daughter's First Gynecology Visit

Movement

• Assistive Devices: Positioning Aids (Slideshow)
• Assistive Devices: Walking and Mobility (Slideshow)
• In-Toeing
• Knock Knees (Genu Valgum)
• Movement, Coordination, and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Movement, Coordination, and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Movement, Coordination, and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Movement, Coordination, and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Movement, Coordination, and Your Newborn
• Out-Toeing
• Toe Walking
• Tummy Time

Senses

• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 1 Month
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 10 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 11 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 12 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 2 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 3 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 4 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 5 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 6 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 7 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 8 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 9 Months
• Your Newborn's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses

Sexual Development

• Birth Control: Abstinence
• Birth Control: Birth Control Rings
• Birth Control: Cervical Caps
• Birth Control: Condoms
• Birth Control: Diaphragms
• Birth Control: Emergency Contraception
• Birth Control: Fertility Awareness
• Birth Control: IUDs
• Birth Control: Implantable Contraception
• Birth Control: Spermicide
• Birth Control: The Birth Control Shot
• Birth Control: The Patch
• Birth Control: The Pill
• Birth Control: What Parents Need to Know
• Birth Control: Withdrawal
• Delayed Puberty
• Female Reproductive System
• Labial Adhesions
• Sexual Development
• Sexual Orientation
• Should Kids & Teens Who Aren't Sexually Active Be Vaccinated Against HPV?
• Talking to Your Kids About STDs
• When Should My Daughter First Go to the Gynecologist?

Sleep

• 10 Ways to Help Your Child Get a Better Night’s Sleep
• Flat Head Syndrome (Positional Plagiocephaly)
• Helping Your Teen Get Enough Sleep (Video)
• Insomnia in Teens: What Parents Should Know
• Kids and Sleep
• Melatonin Supplements
• Naps
• Night Terrors
• Nightmares
• Sleep and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Sleep and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Sleep and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Sleep and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Sleep and Your Newborn
• Sleep and Your Preschooler
• Sleep and Your School-Aged Child
• Sleep and Your Teen
• Sleepwalking
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

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