(The Conversation) – Typically, about 1 in 6 children experience a developmental delay. But children born during the pandemic, a 2022 study has found, have nearly twice the risk of developmental ...

Parents and grandparents of children ages 2 months to 5 years will notice that their health care providers are using new methods to assess development. Motivated by multiple studies which show that ...

The moment your baby utters those first magical words is a milestone every parent eagerly awaits. But what happens when those words don’t come on schedule? Or when your toddler’s vocabulary grows at a ...

Children who are mistreated at a young age are more likely to experience a wide range of developmental delays and health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There were modest declines in developmental scores among children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

As a first-time mom, Stephanie Kaznica remembers wondering why her toddler wasn’t talking yet. She was babbling a bit but not saying complete words. Worried, she brought up the issue with her ...

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Screen time may cause developmental delays for children under the age of 4, according to a study published Monday by the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics. Between one and four ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

As a mother of a neurodiverse child, I know well the obstacles and delays that parents may face in seeking diagnoses and treatments for their children. The backlog in receiving a diagnosis and ...

Norton Children's Bowling Green has opened a food pantry for patients to combat food insecurity and its effects on child ...