As in all other areas of cognition, the first five years of life are a time of rapid development for sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. In the first six months of an infant’s life, they will be able to recognize the scent of their mother’s breast milk and will develop mature hearing as they are […]
Speech Development In Children Ages 0 to 5 Language acquisition is an innate human process that occurs rapidly over the first few years of a child’s life. 0-5 months From birth to five months of age, you can expect to hear cooing and sounds that indicate pleasure or displeasure – giggling, laughing, crying, or fussing. […]
Object permanence refers to the ability to understand that a person or object still exists, even when we can’t see it or hear it. Humans develop object permanence in their first year of life, during Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, and indicates that the infant has achieved their ability to form a schema of an object or […]
Babies are not born with all the visual abilities they will need in life. This is largely due to immaturity of visual centers of the brain, which continue to develop in the postnatal period as the child receives exposure to various visual stimuli. Pursuant to report on normative vision published by American Optometric Association and […]
If you are a parent, you are probably already wondering how to make your children consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. This can be a daunting task, particularly with those kids who are “fussy” eaters. And, of course, prevalence of highly palatable foods and snacks in our Western diet does not help […]
As per American Academy of Pediatrics, kids under 2 years of age should not have any exposure to screens, and children between the ages of 2 and 5 should not exceed 1 hour of screen time per day. It seems that governments and policy-makers were not aware of American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines when they […]
Pregnant women are exposed to numerous chemicals, including the so-called “everywhere chemicals”, or endocrine-disrupting chemicals – a group that includes bisphenol and phthalates. Phthalates are derivatives of phthalic acid that are used as “plasticizers” rendering products pliable and flexible. Bisphenol A (or BPA) is widely used in polycarbonate plastics and can be found on the […]
National Reading Report Panel provided comprehensive discussion of research evidence in 5 areas of reading instruction: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Text Comprehension. Phonemic awareness refers to noticing, identifying and working with the individual sounds in spoken words. Before children learn to read, they must understand that words are made up of speech sounds, […]
Prominent developmental theorists have argued that peer interactions are crucial for children’s cognitive and social-emotional development. Lev Vygotsky posited that children develop cognitive skills by interacting with more advanced peers and adults who are capable of demonstrating skills that are too advanced for the child to hold, however through interactions with more mature and knowledgeable […]
Before we delve into a discussion of sleep training methods with their “pros” and “cons”, here is a helpful reminder about ABCs of sleep. The safest sleep for infants is Alone, on their Back, and in the Crib. This is a standard recommendation given to parents of a newborn child across the United States, the […]