Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

As a first-time mom, Stephanie Kaznica remembers wondering why her toddler wasn’t talking yet. She was babbling a bit but not saying complete words. Worried, she brought up the issue with her ...

(The Conversation) – Typically, about 1 in 6 children experience a developmental delay. But children born during the pandemic, a 2022 study has found, have nearly twice the risk of developmental ...

Parents and grandparents of children ages 2 months to 5 years will notice that their health care providers are using new methods to assess development. Motivated by multiple studies which show that ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Mobile devices are everywhere, and even babies seem to enjoy the technology. However, a new study shows too much screen time could negatively affect a little one’s ...

The moment your baby utters those first magical words is a milestone every parent eagerly awaits. But what happens when those words don’t come on schedule? Or when your toddler’s vocabulary grows at a ...

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People with Down syndrome have a higher risk for respiratory, hearing and eye-related issues, congenital heart defects, thyroid disorders, and other medical conditions. Babies diagnosed with Down ...

The new legislative session is scheduled to begin in January. This article originally published at New York is 'failing its ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign exploring the relationship between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and language outcomes in early childhood found a link ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Mobile devices are everywhere – and even babies seem to enjoy the technology. But a new study shows too much screen time could negatively affect a little one’s ...