Growth & Development
What should you expect as your child grows? Learn to understand and deal with your child's changing body and mind from infancy through the teen years.
Communication
Communication and Your Newborn
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Do you remember your baby's very first cry? From the mo...
Communication and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD After the newborn stage, you and your baby will start t...
Communication and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Your baby's range of sounds and facial expressions cont...
Communication and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD In these months, your baby might say "mama" or "dada" f...
Communication and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Language development starts to take off during this tim...
Communication and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Communicating with our kids is one of the most pleasura...
Communication and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Communicating with our kids is one of the most pleasura...
Communication and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD As kids enter their school years, they become increasin...
Communication and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin During this period, teens spend much of the day outside the...
Delayed Speech or Language Development
Medically reviewed by: Julia K. Hartnett, MS, CCC-SLP As with other skills and milestones, the a...
Does My Toddler Have a Language Delay?
Medically reviewed by: Julia K. Hartnett, MS, CCC-SLP My 2½-year-old daughter seems to talk less...
Hearing Aids
Medically reviewed by: Danielle Inverso, AuD, PhD What Are Hearing Aids? Hearing aids are the m...
Hearing Loss
Medically reviewed by: Danielle Inverso, AuD, PhD What Is Hearing Loss? Kids who have hearing l...
I Think My Child Might Have Autism. What Should I Do?
Medically reviewed by: Leslie A. Gavin, Phd If you’re worried about your child’s development and...
Managing Your Toddler's Behavior (Video)
Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Toddlers learn new skills and test boundaries ...
Feeding & Eating
Breastfeeding FAQs: Getting Started
Medically reviewed by: Jamila H. Richardson, BSN, RN, IBCLC and Kristen Littleton, IBCLC Breastf...
Breastfeeding FAQs: How Much and How Often
Medically reviewed by: Kristen Littleton, IBCLC and Jamila H. Richardson, BSN, RN, IBCLC Breastf...
Breastfeeding FAQs: Out and About
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Some new moms might feel a little nervous abou...
Breastfeeding FAQs: Pain and Discomfort
Medically reviewed by: Kristen Littleton, IBCLC Breastfeeding is natural, but it takes practice ...
Breastfeeding FAQs: Pumping
Medically reviewed by: Kristen Littleton, IBCLC Many breastfeeding moms pump their breast milk t...