Toddler Growth and Development

This article describes how to demonstrate to your child how people use language.

Learn how your child develops language skills from birth through age six.

A child who is jabbering away unintelligibly may be unable to produce speech sounds.

The best thing to do for young children who want to "read" is to read, read, read to them. You can also play word games.

It is not unusual to have to re-teach potty skills to a child, but be aware of signs of a possible medical problem.

Find tips on how to strengthen your child's fine-motor skills.

Constipation is common in toddlers and preschoolers during toilet training.

Learning to use the toilet is like learning to walk -- everyone will do it at some point, but when that is varies from child to child. Do not expect perfection -- three steps forward, one step back, is the norm.

Potty training is a lot of work for both the child and their parents. Just when you think you're on the right track, your child regresses. But relax, you're not the first parent to go through this. And it's very fixable.

Most children who begin stuttering before five years of age will outgrow it.

When we allow kids to settle situations like these on their own, we give them lessons at many developmental levels.

It isn't wise for parents to forbid their kids to play with other children.

Help your children develop their intrapersonal smarts with these tips.

Help your children develop their word smarts with these tips.

There are "norms" for when children should reach a particular milestone, but there is quite a range around all of those norms.

A mother questions why an evaluation of reading comprehension wasn't part of her son's speech therapy.

Speech delays should be investigated sooner rather than later.

Though no video can replace effective parental protection, there are some recommended programs about safety that are aimed at kids.