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Socially and nutritionally it is important that your child develop good eating and drinking skills.  Early on when your child is first trying foods you need to offer a variety.  Do not accept that they will only eat a few varieties.  You need to be sure to offer sweet, sour and tangy foods.  Offer a…

Try the checklist below for your child: BY 60 MONTHS, can you child: Use a variety of sentences with 6 or more words Has a vocabulary of 2000 or more words Uses most speech sounds correctly (exceptions: th, r, r blends) Is 90-100% intelligible to all listeners Can describe objects and carry a plot when…

Three is a pretty important age.  So many skills are being established as the foundation for others skills to build upon.  Your child is becoming more social, making friends.  It is important that children increase the number of words they know as well as practice these words.  Practicing saying words increases their ability to be…

When your child is 5 years old, you are making the difficult decision – send to kindergarten or not send to kindergarten?  Your child’s developmental skill level as well as their social maturity will play a big part in your decision.  Below is an abbreviated list of what fine motor skills your child should have by…

  Typical Development of Dressing Skills By age 2 your child should: Begin to push arms through sleeves of a shirt Take off his socks, shoes, and hat Lift a leg to help pull pants up Begin to pull down own pants By age 3 your child should: Take off own coat Remove loose elastic waist pants…

You ever get the feeling that young moms are relying more on the internet for advice than that of their pediatrician? I was amazed when my younger sister (and new mom) showed me this article that an “expert” mom posted in one of her online mom groups about why tummy time is bad for your…

Riding any type of bike or scooter encourages first and foremost confidence!  The timing of mastering the skills of bike riding is significant at these ages to fitting in with their peer group. What can you do as a parent? *Be sure to have the bike/scooter available for practice about 6 months before the age…

Do you know what your 4 year old should be doing at this age level? Try these skills below with your child. BY 48 MONTHS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO………..  ____Completes an easy puzzle ____Cuts piece of paper in half with scissors on a mostly straight line ____Copies a vertical-horizontal cross ____Builds a tower of…

Every parent strives to be the best they know how to be.  The trouble is we often do not know what to encourage prior to the age the skill should be mastered.  We are here to help you with that. Do you have a child who is 3 years old or approaching that age? Use…

The goal is for you to get educated as a parent.  Know what developmental milestones your child should meet and at what age.  Then you are ready to challenge your child leading up to that age so they have the skills mastered at the age they should. Below is a list of some of the…