When you have a baby, each pediatrician appointment is filled with endless questionnaires to determine their developmental milestones. Can they smile, are they sitting up, do they point at things? I ...

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

Infant milestones can be a source both of pride and anxiety for a new parent. Baby's firsts – first tooth, first steps, first word – are moments of joy that many parents immediately compare with ...

While milestones are not hard and fast rules, they are a fair indicator of how children should be developing in direct relation to the tasks they are able to execute. Educators, therapists and medical ...

Maine (WMTW) - For the first time in 18 years, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their milestone checklist for babies. According to ...