Growth and Development

 

Understanding your child's changing and emerging growth and development is an important part of parenting. As infants and children progress through a series of growth stages, they may encounter physical and emotional challenges, and some relatively common problems during these years.

Growth and development includes not only the physical changes that will occur from infancy to adolescence, but also some of the changes in emotions, personality, behavior, thinking, and speech that children develop as they begin to understand and interact with the world around them. Listed in the directory below you will find additional information regarding growth at different ages and stages of a child's life, for which we have provided a brief overview.

Latest Kids' Health News
U.S. experts want suicide risk warning on ADHD drug

January 31, 2012 — GAITHERSBURG, Md. (Reuters) - Children who take a common drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should be warned about the risk of suicidal thoughts, U.S. pediatric health advisers said on Monday.

Kids' health predicts parents' future heart disease

January 25, 2012 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When children have high cholesterol or blood pressure, their parents may have increased risks of diabetes and heart disease down the road, a new study finds.

Rip Roarin' Crab Soup recalled over allergy worries

January 12, 2012 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blount Fine Foods is recalling some of its Rip Roarin' Crab Soup sold in 16-ounce cups because it contains undeclared milk, wheat and crab, the company said.

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