Child Development Classics

A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the 4 Attachment Styles

{The 4 attachment styles are helping in understanding the dynamics of infant-parent bonding} Thanks to my last post, we now understand …

{What are the best books for baby's brain development? New research helps us sort through all the choices.} Remember when you first read …

{How understanding toddler growth spurts might just give some meaning to your child's crankiness. P.S. it's helpful for older kids too!} …

I clearly remember sitting in my first mom support group 7 years ago. It was summer in Texas so I was sweating from carrying my son in his …

All I wanted was to walk on the treadmill for maybe...20 minutes. Is that too much to ask?I had a great plan--I would hop on the treadmill …

Is trying to understand your infant’s babbling an effort in futility? Turns out, the answer might be, “no.” A new study published in the …

One of my favorite parts of being a parent is reading books to my kids, especially picture books. Despite their simple structure, good …

As a parent you will probably never forget that moment, when your baby was around six weeks old, when he or she smiled at you for the first …

{I may have a Ph.D. in Human Development, but the best lessons I've learned in child development have been as a stay-at-home mom}I usually …