Child Development

Newborn - 12 Months | 15 - 24 Months | 3 - 5 Years | 6 - 10 Years |
11 - 20 Years

What do we really know about how a young child develops?
What can parents do to best support their child's healthy
development and growing brains?

Here are some of the key findings from a report from the National
Academy of Sciences.

1. Your relationship with your child is the foundation of his or
   her healthy development.
2. Your child's development depends on both the traits he or
   she was born with, and what he or she experiences.
3. All areas of development (social, emotional, intellectual,
   language, and motor) are linked. Each depends on, and
   influences the others.
4. What children experience, including how their parents
   respond to them, shapes their development as they adapt
   to the world.