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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO13) – In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidelines that lower expectations for childhood development milestones. The CDC now says that ...

For the first time in 20 years, the CDC updated its developmental milestones for children. The guidelines give details of when most children should be able to accomplish certain behaviors, but it’s ...

A bill designed to help young children who are deaf and hard of hearing reach milestones in American Sign Language and English literacy met with both support and resistance Wednesday. The Missouri ...

Milestones like smiling for the first time or crawling are monumental for parents of young children. Recently, the CDC updated its guidelines on when children should be capable of doing various skills ...