From their first smile and initial mumbles of baby talk to their first wobbly steps, a child’s “firsts” are such an exciting time for parents. However, important developmental milestones include more ...

Terms like "child development milestones" can cause anxiety in some parents. It's natural to compare your child's skills to the ones of children around their age, but doing so rarely yields good ...

Milestones aren't in place to shame parents into feeling like failures, or to suggest that some kids are behind. They are ...

Infants and toddlers should be screened more for developmental delays, according to updated U.S. guidelines released last week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American ...

TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - The CDC recently changed the checklist for the child development milestones to make it easier on parents. The CDC raised the percentage of children who typically meet certain ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics have updated their developmental milestones for children under five for the first time in years. Sarah Ryan is a ...

Dr. Paul Lipkin specializes in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, where he directs medical outpatient services.

CLAIM: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly lowered the milestones for early childhood development in response to the pandemic. THE FACTS: Experts relied on research done prior to ...