Babies walk at different ages and the age that they walk is dependent on development of all the motor skills needed to come to standing. It starts with the baby learning head control on their tummies. As they begin to learn to sit, babies develop the ability to control their trunks so they don’t topple [...]
The age a baby starts eating solid food depends on multiple factors. Not only is motor development important, but the culture the child comes from also plays a role. A newborn’s tongue movement is limited to back and forth so they are ‘set up’ to suck from a nipple. They have a short neck and [...]
Babies start to communicate from a very early age, those sweet baby sounds, gurgles and cries are the beginning stages of communication. In the first few months babies vocalize different cries giving specific signals to the caregiver. A more urgent cry may signal hunger or discomfort from a dirty diaper, a less urgent cry may [...]
Self-dressing is an important milestone for a young child towards independence. Earlier skills need to be intact before a child starts to self-dress. They need to know where their body parts are which is established by 2 ½ years as well as beginning spatial relations of objects to body i.e. place arms in shirt opening [...]
Most of us think the action of sitting up is a simple, natural act. It becomes much more complex when you think about all the skills involved in the process of learning how to sit. An infant requires core strength to hold the body upright as well as strength in the hips and legs to [...]
One of the most exciting physical milestones for a baby is rolling over. This is the first physical way a baby controls movement and position in the environment. Those wiggling legs while on the back (supine) and pushing up on arms on belly (prone) are the first movements to prepare for rolling. At face value, [...]
Potty training is one of the most exciting milestones for many parents. Parents are usually ready to ditch the diapers, which can be a huge motivator for getting your child potty trained. There are several signs you’ll want to look for before you dive into potty training. One of the first signs you’ll notice is [...]
Sleeping through the night depends on the age of the baby and the family’s night time routine. The concept of ‘through the night’ also depends on a number of factors. Newborns need to eat every 2 -3 hours around the clock. This means that for a baby from birth to 2 months, the definition of [...]
