Child Development Information

Information on each stage of a child's life

Child Development Websites

How children grow and develop

HealthyChildren.org provides up to date information for all ages, from prenatal all the way up to young adults. They also provide articles on common stressors for each age group, such as sleep, toilet learning, and more.

The Center for Disease Control lists common milestones for ages 0-5, as well as a milestone tracker app. A milestone is a skill that children usually develop within a certain age range.

The Your Child Library has excellent guides for common topics in all areas of development, such as Car Seat Safety, Adjusting to a New Sibling, Picky Eating, Temper Tantrums, and many more.

Zero To Three has hundreds of resources for parents on many topics regarding early development and well being, early learning, parenting, and advocacy.

Blog Posts

Social-emotional development

Creating Off-Ramps: Strategies to Slow Down Big Feelings As little as they are, young children carry heavy feelings that overload their systems and cause things like tantrums. As parents of kids this age, one of the best opportunities you can offer is off-ramps – safe places for them to slow down and come to a safe stop.

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Community Resouces

Sorting through the many resources available to you can be challenging, here you'll find a list of helpful community resources related to the needs of families with young children.

Play & Activities

For children, playing is learning, but coming up with new and exciting ways to challenging their rapidly growing brains can be exhausting. Here you'll find ideas and information about play.

Family Health & Safety

There is so much research and information on the internet, it can be hard to know what's accurate. Here, we've compiled helpful, up-to-date, family health and safety resources.

Reading with Children

Reading with children from birth help their brains develop and gives them skills they will use the rest of their lives. Here you'll find book ideas, tools on reading with your children, and more.

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