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When babies learn to crawl it is a developmental milestone that many parents remember for years to come. Some parents view crawling as a bittersweet event – it is a proud time as they watch their ...

Babies can see colours at birth though often they will have trouble distinguishing similar tones. For this reason many babies prefer to look at black and white patterns or objects with similarly ...

Many parents remain unaware of their potential to encourage their children’s brain development. This article offers basic information on brain development in young children and how their parents can ...

Encouraging your child’s physical development is relatively easy. This article offers parents basic information on providing proper nutrition and offering appropriate physical activities to ...

A look at handedness in children, including the theories about why children prefer one hand over the other, the age progression of handedness, and a recommendation for parents to allow their children ...

Spatial awareness allows children to understand their location and the location of objects in relation to their own bodies. This article offers parents basic information about spatial awareness and ...

Toilet training is a process that will occur uniquely for each child. This article offers basic information on the physical and mental developments that must occur for toilet training as well as ...

Babies are born with relatively strong auditory systems. This article offers parents basic information on what their babies can hear, and what to do if they suspect that their babies have hearing ...

Of all of the sensory systems the visual system is the least developed at birth. This means that sight is often the weakest of the senses when a baby is born. In fact, newborn babies rely most ...

Most parents remember their child’s first steps for the rest of their lives but that doesn’t mean that there should be any pressure surrounding this developmental milestone. Instead, parents should ...