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Baby Mum Mum Child Resource Center


Here in the Baby Mum-Mum Child Resource Center you can find everything to do with Parenting and Babies broken down into eight sections. These sections include: Parenting & Kids Health, Food & Nutrition, Growth & Development, Teething, Feeding, Safety, New Baby Care and a section we call "Just for moms".

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT


Milestones Checklist

Date: February 13, 2007
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Children develop at their own pace, so it's impossible to tell exactly when yours will learn a given skill. The developmental milestones in this interactive checklist will give you a general idea of the changes you can expect as your child gets older, but don't be alarmed if your child takes a slightly different course.

Understanding your Child's Growth

Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Date reviewed: December 2004
From the moment parents bring a new baby home from the hospital, they watch the baby's progress eagerly, anticipating every inch of growth and each new developmental milestone along the way. But how do parents know if their child is growing properly?

Height & Weight Chart for boys 0-36 months

Published May 30, 2000 (modified 4/20/01).
SOURCE: Developed by the National Center for Health Statistics in collaboration with
the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2000).
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts
Watch the progress of your little boy by plotting his personal length and weight gain from birth to 36 months.

Height & Weight Chart for girls 0-36 months

Published May 30, 2000 (modified 4/20/01).
SOURCE: Developed by the National Center for Health Statistics in collaboration with
the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2000).
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts
Watch the progress of your little girl by plotting his personal length and weight gain from birth to 36 months.

Developmental Milestones

A comprehensive look at what you can expect from your 1 month old baby to 6 year old child as he or she grows and develops.

Watch Me Grow!

Create a handy permanent record of your baby's height and weight, first tooth, doctor's appointment and more.

Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development

Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development | http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/Parent-Stim-Activities.htm
A birth 6 years guide on how to encourage your child's speech and language development.

How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?

How Does Your Child Hear and Talk? | http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/chart.htm
The development of communication skills begins in infancy, before the emergence of the first word. A birth 5 years guide on your child's hearing and language development.

My Baby Can Talk Video Dictionary of Signs

All babies use their hands to communicate before they can speak, such as waving bye-bye and clapping. Research shows that babies can learn to communicate using sign language as early as ten months old, well before their vocal capacity to formulate spoken words is developed. You can use Windows Media Player to watch and learn how words are performed.

Let's Talk Potty Training

This is an fun, interactive site that helps guide you through potty training with a step by step process. It offers fun charts to monitor your child's progress and hints for knowing when your child is ready to help potty train them as effectively as possible.

 
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10-12 months
12-18 months
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24-36 months
Older than 36 months