Understand your child’s development through milestones, expert insights and practical advice covering cognitive, emotional, social and physical growth.
Newborn hearing screening and proactive parental steps are crucial in safeguarding children’s speech, language, and social skills, with experts emphasising early intervention and noise protection. Newborn hearing care begins sooner than many parents realise. The Centers for Disease Control and…
Children grieve differently from adults, experiencing loss in unpredictable bursts shaped by age and understanding. Experts share how carers can support children through these emotional stages with honesty, routine, and reassurance. Children do grieve after a death, but not always…
Simple daily activities and intentional conversation strategies, from reading to asking open-ended questions, can significantly boost children’s communication skills and confidence without formal lessons. Helping children become confident communicators usually starts with ordinary family routines, not formal lessons. Parents can…
Kelechi Ubozoh advocates for proactive family preparation through psychiatric advance directives and legal tools to navigate mental health emergencies more effectively, emphasising the importance of family involvement and caregiver support. Kelechi Ubozoh says families facing a psychiatric crisis need a…
Guidance for families on easing into the school routine for children with ADHD underscores the importance of early preparation, ongoing observation, and tailored school support systems to ensure a smoother transition back to learning amid September’s challenges. The return to…
As awareness grows around the diverse emotional challenges faced by new mothers, experts call for broader screening and support that acknowledges anxiety, exhaustion, and emotional overload alongside depression, to foster better outcomes for families. A mother may look well on…
A sleep expert highlights the importance of recognising healthy awake periods in infants, offering relief for parents struggling with sleepless nights during hot weather, and emphasising personalised sleep cues over strict schedules. Getting a newborn to sleep can feel exhausting,…
Experts emphasise the importance of listening and small routines in helping children adjust after a rocky start to the school year, highlighting that early difficulties often don’t predict the rest of the year. The first week of school can feel…
Experts emphasise the importance of scheduling a child’s first dental appointment by age one to lay the foundation for lifelong oral health and prevent decay, highlighting recent guidance for families in Mission Viejo. A child’s first tooth is more than…
A year after warnings of neglect, the NHS faces a widening backlog in community child health services, with long waits for assessments and stark inequalities impacting vulnerable children and families. A year after the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child…
Psychologist Olga Zgordan advocates a gentle approach to children’s return to school, advising short, regular activities over intense summer revision to reduce stress and exhaustion. As August draws to a close, some parents try to make children plough through last…
As children face the transition from summer freedom to the school routine, experts suggest reassurance, predictability, and open communication can help ease anxiety and support a smooth start to the new academic year. As the new school year approaches, many…
