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Your Child at 4: Understanding Developmental Milestones

Your Child at 4: Understanding Developmental Milestones

Highlights In This Article What are development milestones? Development milestones are the social and physical skills that children develop over time. Different skills, emotions, and…

Your Child at 3: Understanding Developmental Milestones

Your Child at 3: Understanding Developmental Milestones

Highlights In This Article What Are Development Milestones? Development milestones are the social, emotional, and physical skills that children develop over time. Examples include crawling,…

Key Development Milestones for Your Child at 18 to 24 Months

Key Development Milestones for Your Child at 18 to 24 Months

Highlights In This Article: What Are Development Milestones? Development milestones are social, emotional, and physical skills that children develop as they grow. These milestones include…

Key Developmental Stages for Your Child: 12 to 18 Months

Key Developmental Stages for Your Child: 12 to 18 Months

Highlights In This Article What Are Development Milestones in Toddlers? By the time children reach 12 months of age, they are considered toddlers. While they…

Development Milestones: Weighted Blankets and Your Child

Development Milestones: Weighted Blankets and Your Child

Highlights In This Article What Are Weighted Blankets? Weighted blankets, also called sensory, calming, anxiety, or support blankets, contain pockets filled with sand or beads….

Sleepwalking in Children: What Parents Need to Know

Sleepwalking in Children: What Parents Need to Know

Highlights In This Article What is sleepwalking? Sleepwalking occurs when a child moves around while asleep. It is especially common between the ages of 4…

Why Children Struggle with Sleep — and What to Do

Why Children Struggle with Sleep — and What to Do

Highlights In This Article What Are Sleep Disorders in Children? Sleep disorders are conditions where normal sleep patterns are disturbed, affecting the quality and quantity…

A Guide to Toddler Sleep Patterns

A Guide to Toddler Sleep Patterns

Highlights In This Article Why is sleep important for my child? Getting a healthy night’s sleep is important for your toddler’s growth and development. Good…

Nightmares and night terrors in children

Nightmares and night terrors in children

Key facts On this page What are nightmares in children? Nightmares are vivid, scary dreams. Many children have nightmares. They usually happen around 90 minutes…

Moving your child from cot to bed

Moving your child from cot to bed

Key facts On this page When is the best time to move? Most children move from a cot to a bed between the ages of…