Find resources to help parents understand children's developmental stages.
Ages and Stages
HealthyChildren.org
Gives parents information on developmental stages from pregnancy to age 21.
Child Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Outlines topics related to children's development and health including developmental milestones, positive parenting tips, information on children's mental health, scientific articles, and more.
Creating a Secure Attachment in an Adopted Child
Hafetz
The Attached Family
Outlines the attachment process and examples of how families cope with a child struggling from an attachment disorder. The article also provides principals of adoptive parenting as well as parenting solutions for helping children who misbehave as a result of an attachment disorder.
Developmental Milestones
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Reviews developmental milestones for children at various ages from 2 months to 5 years and provides parents with a checklist and links to a milestone tracker for their use.
Early Brain Development and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Explores brain development in children, specifically focusing on the early years and the importance of early childhood experiences for healthy brain development.
Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
Covers over 30 topics related to the psychosocial development of the child, from conception to age 5, and presents the most up-to-date scientific knowledge.
Learn the Signs, Act Early
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Lists developmental milestones for children from birth to 5 years to help parents measure their child's growth. Includes interactive tools for parents, fact sheets on developmental disabilities, and public awareness resources for health-care and childcare providers.
Parenting Knowledge Among First-Time Parents of Young Children
Child Trends (2018)
Highlights findings from Child Trends’ study of first-time parents of young children (under age 3) and their knowledge about parenting and child development.
The Period of Purple Crying
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Describes the point in a baby's life when they cry more than any other time and equips caregivers with strategies to soothe the baby and cope with stress.
Positive Parenting Tips
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides information for parents to learn about their children's development, positive parenting, safety, and health at various stages of a child's life.