General Resources
KidsHealth
Growth charts, sleep, movement and more areas of development are listed here.
Encyclopedia of Early Learning Development
General and also more scientific information on early childhood development from conception to age five. There’s good general information on each topic, and clicking on “ask the experts” takes you to a report on scientific studies on the subject.
Pathways - Games & Activities
More than 300 games and activities, arranged by age, that you can do with your child to help them develop. Printable checklists to keep track of milestones in different areas of development.
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Comprehensive general child development information from the CDC.Sections on child mental health and positive parenting. Also in Español.
Recommended Apps
Brain & Language
Development
Developmental Milestones
Vroom: Over 1,000 free activities. Vroom delivers tips that add learning to mealtime, bath time, bed time designed to build a child’s mind during their earliest years, when their brains make 1 milliion neural connections every second!
Baby Sparks encourages development through meaningful play that supports early learning and tracks benchmarks. The app learns and adapts to the child’s unique development profile.
Centers for Disease Control: Centers for Disease Control: Milestones matter! Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use illustrated checklists.
First 5 California: Learn five myths about baby brains and why they are wrong. Look at how everyday actions like talking, crying and reading light up your child’s brain.
HealthyChildren.org: The “Ages and Stages” area has development listed by age — from babies all the way through teens. Physical, social and cognitive skills are covered. Lots of articles for additional information, too.
Pathways.com Enter your baby’s birth date and get week -by-week activities to do with your child and information about milestones.
Centers for Disease Control: Developmental milestones from 2 months to five years, including a printable checklist. There’s also a milestone tracker app.
Pathways.org: Printable brochures in English and Español on development, tummy time, massage, feeding and more.
Reading Rockets: Printable booklet for developmental milestones from 2 months to 5 years with suggestions on how to help your with these skills.
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