Do you ever wonder how your child's growth and development compares with the CDC growth chart for boys and girls 2-20? Most people like to get a general idea of how their child's growth development stages compare with others to see if it is "normal" or "on track". This can be especially valuable if there are health concerns or weight concerns. Well, there is a brand new … [Read more...] about Portable Ultrasound Stadiometer With Growth Development Stages App
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Your Child’s Piggy Bank Can Help Stop Child Hunger
Your child's piggy bank can be a great source of learning. Piggy banks are great teaching tools for teaching kids about saving money but they can also be used for teaching kids compassion. Just imagine how powerful it would be for them to learn that their piggy bank can help stop child hunger! The Power Of The Piggy Bank Remember when kids had piggy banks? When I was … [Read more...] about Your Child’s Piggy Bank Can Help Stop Child Hunger
Cognitive Development Through Play: Why Playing Matters
Playtime is fun time but it is also learning time. Cognitive development through play comes easily and naturally to kids as they interact with the world around them. I personally believe that not only do kids learn through play but it also creates a love of learning if playtime is fostered. I am talking about all kinds of cognitive learning through building and making and … [Read more...] about Cognitive Development Through Play: Why Playing Matters
Child Developmental Milestones Guide
Today I'm going to talk about a more serious topic: child developmental milestones and delays. We all want our young ones to grow up strong and healthy. But what about those times when we are noticing our child isn’t meeting developmental milestones or isn’t as far a long as his/her classmates? What are some of the factors we should be on the alert for? What should we do? … [Read more...] about Child Developmental Milestones Guide
Why Children Still Need Cursive In A Digital Age
There’s something about a little girl typing the name of a boy she likes over and over and over, that doesn’t have the same sweet innocence as a crush’s name scribbled across the back of a science folder. Public schools are starting to remove cursive writing from their curriculum. Typing is being pushed earlier instead, the argument being that cursive is becoming an obsolete … [Read more...] about Why Children Still Need Cursive In A Digital Age
Baby Milestones to Capture In Your Baby Journal
One of the most practical things about a baby journal is that it gives parents a single place to capture their baby’s everyday moments as well as their major baby milestones. For parents, keeping track of when their baby reached a milestone is an important tradition. For new parents, finding the time and energy to document their baby’s firsts can be a bit challenging, however … [Read more...] about Baby Milestones to Capture In Your Baby Journal
How to Promote Speech Development in Children
The normally innate ability of children to learn how to speak can be one of the joys of parenthood in early childhood development. And while children learn how to speak at varying rates, even within a single family, there are important ways to promote speech development in children. The following tips are recommended to encourage children who don’t have visual or hearing … [Read more...] about How to Promote Speech Development in Children
Benefits Of Family Time