Development Resources
From the moment they enter the world to their strides into adulthood, supporting your child's development is a journey filled with guidance, patience, and unwavering love. Providing a safe, encouraging environment at each stage, celebrating their milestones, and being their steadfast champion shapes not only their growth but also their confidence and resilience, laying the foundation for a fulfilling journey from infancy to adulthood.
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- Autism spectrum disorder screening | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A to Z developmental delay | Cook Children's
- Child development chart| Tabla de desarrollo infantil | Cook Children's
- Delayed speech or language development | Cook Children's
- Developmental delay tools | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Developmental guides and tools (cookchildrens.org) | Cook Children's
- Does my toddler have a language delay? | Cook Children's
- Emotional development - preschoolers | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Feeding your newborn | Cook Children's
- Getting enough exercise | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Learning, play and your 1-2 year-old | Cook Children's
- Medical care – physical therapy | Cook Children's
- Movement – gait abnormalities during the toddler years | Cook Children's
- Movement – movement, coordination and your 1- to 2-year-old | Cook Children's
- Movement – movement, coordination and your 1- to 3-month-old | Cook Children's
- Movement – movement, coordination and your 4- to 7-month-old | Cook Children's
- Movement – movement, coordination and your 8- to 12-month-old | Cook Children's
- Movement – movement, coordination and your newborn | Cook Children's
- Movement, coordination and your 1-2 year-old | Cook Children's
- Movement, coordination, and your newborn | Cook Children's
- Sleep – positional plagiocephaly (flattened head) | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Social development - preschoolers | Cook Children's
- The basics of child development | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Developmental guides and tools | Cook Children's
- Feeding your newborn | Cook Children's
- Movement, coordination, and your newborn | Cook Children's
- Your newborn's growth | Cook Children's
- Your newborn's hearing, vision, and other senses | Cook Children's
- Newborn | Cook Children's
- One month | Cook Children's
- Two months | Cook Children's
- Four months | Cook Children's
- Six months | Cook Children's
- Nine months | Cook Children's
- 12 months | Cook Children's
- 15 months | Cook Children's
- 18 months | Cook Children's
- 2 years (24 months) | Cook Children's
- 10 tips to prevent aggressive behavior in young children | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Assessing developmental delays video | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Cognitive development: one-year-old | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Cognitive development: two-year-old | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Developmental milestones: 2 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Emotional development: 1 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Emotional development: 2 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Hand and finger skills: 1 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Hand and finger skills: 2 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- How to ease your child's separation anxiety | American Academy of Pediatrics
- How to raise concerns about a child's speech and language development: do's and don'ts | American Academy of Pediatrics
- How to share books with children 2 and 3 years old | American Academy of Pediatrics
- How to share books with your 12 to 14 month old | American Academy of Pediatrics
- How to share books with your 15 to 17 month old | American Academy of Pediatrics
- How to share books with your 18 to 23 month old | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Language delays in toddlers: information for parents | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Language development: 1 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Language development: 2 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Milestones during the first 2 years | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Movement and coordination | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Social development: 1 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Social development: 2 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Stuttering in toddlers & preschoolers: what's typical, what's not? | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Tips for grandparents of a 1-year-old | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Tips for grandparents of a 2-year-old | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Cognitive development in preschool children | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Developmental milestones: 3 to 4 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Developmental milestones: 4 to 5 year olds | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Emotional development in preschoolers | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Growing independence: tips for parents of young children | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Hand and finger skills of your preschooler | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Building blocks for healthy self esteem in kids | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Friend or foe? | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Gender identity development in children | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Gender-diverse & transgender children | American Academy of Pediatrics
- How to understand your child's temperament | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Parenting a gender-diverse child: hard questions answered | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Shyness in children | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Signs of low self-esteem in children & teens | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Strategies and solutions for handling a difficult child | American Academy of Pediatrics
- The disobedient child | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Independence, one step at a time | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Next stop adulthood: tips for parents | American Academy of Pediatrics
- One-on-one time with the pediatrician | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Stages of adolescence | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Teen years: truth telling & myth busting | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Teenagers and gangs | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Teens and sun: keeping them safe without ruining their fun | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Ways to build your teenager's self-esteem | American Academy of Pediatrics
- What's going on in the teenage brain? | American Academy of Pediatrics
- A to Z: autism | Cook Children's
- A to Z: expressive language disorder | Cook Children's
- A to Z: pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) | Cook Children's
- Auditory processing disorder | Cook Children's
- Communication and your newborn | Cook Children's
- Communication and your 1- to 3-month-old | Cook Children's
- Communication and your 4- to 7-month-old | Cook Children's
- Communication and your 8- to 12-month-old | Cook Children's
- Communication and your 1- to 2-year-old | Cook Children's
- Communication and your 2- to 3-year-old | Cook Children's
- Communication and your 4- to 5-year-old | Cook Children's
- Communication and your 6- to 12-year-old | Cook Children's
- Communication and your 13- to 18-year-old | Cook Children's
- Delayed speech or language development | Cook Children's
- Does my toddler have a language delay? | Cook Children's
- Hearing aids | Cook Children's
- Hearing loss | Cook Children's
- Managing your toddler's behavior (video) | Cook Children's
- Speech-language therapy | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your newborn | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your 1- to 3-month-old | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your 4- to 7-month-old | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your 8- to 12-month-old | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your 1- to 2-year-old | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your 2- to 3-year-old | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your 4- to 5-year-old | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your 6- to 12-year-old | Cook Children's
- Medical care and your 13- to 18-year-old | Cook Children's
- Infants (0-1 year) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Toddlers (1-2 years) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Toddlers (2-3 years) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Preschoolers (3-5 years) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Middle Childhood (6-8 years) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Middle Childhood (9-11 years) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Young Teens (12-14 years) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Teenagers (15-17 years) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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