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Some children cover their ears in the supermarket. Some gag when certain textures touch their mouths. Some seek constant physical movement or pressure...
"He understands everything -- he just doesn't want to talk." This is one of the most common descriptions parents bring to their health visitors and GP...
The toddler years are defined, in part, by the push-pull between dependence and the drive to "do it myself." Independence in self-care does not emerge...
From the moment your baby is born, development is happening at a pace that's almost impossible to grasp. Each day brings new reflexes, new awareness,...
Growing up in a family where more than one language is spoken is an increasingly common experience in the UK and around the world. Yet many parents of...
First independent steps are one of the most celebrated milestones of early childhood, and with good reason — they mark a transition to a fundamentally...
Tummy time — placing a baby on their front, on a firm surface, while they are awake and supervised — is one of the most consistently recommended activ...
Tummy time is one of the recommendations that parents hear frequently in the newborn period but may be unsure how to implement — particularly when the...
A toddler who is not talking as much as their peers can feel immediately worrying to parents who are comparing their child to others or to development...
Watching a three-year-old attempt to put on a jumper is both endearing and, on a school run morning, a test of patience. Self-dressing is one of the l...
The phase when a child discovers "why?" as a word is simultaneously delightful and relentless. Why is the sky blue? Why is Grandpa old? Why do we have...
Parents of toddlers often describe a moment when their child's language seemed to "take off" — after months of slow, individual word additions, sudden...
One of the most characteristic features of the toddler period is the insistence on doing things independently — "me do it," the refusal of help with t...
From around eighteen months, toddlers become increasingly driven to do things themselves — to feed themselves with a spoon, to pull off their own shoe...
Watching a toddler wrestle with a sock for five concentrated minutes before giving up in frustration — and then wanting to do it again immediately — i...
Fine motor skills are the foundation for many of the practical daily activities of childhood — self-feeding, dressing, drawing, and eventually writing...
The period from eighteen to twenty-four months is one of the most transformative in the first years of a child's life. The toddler who was a fairly de...
"He just can't concentrate on anything" is one of the most common parental concerns about toddlers, and it is usually a description of entirely age-ap...
A toddler who suddenly starts repeating the first sounds of words, getting stuck at the beginning of sentences, or prolonging sounds for several secon...
Many parents are told, or assume, that they should "wait and see" when they have concerns about their child's speech and language development. While i...