Child Growth and Development

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Check out the links below!

What does healthy child development look like?

Child Development from Birth to Age Three - Developmental Milestones

Child Development (Birth to Three): https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/series/your-child-s-development-age-based-tips-from-birth-to-36-months
Developmental Milestones:
- https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/milestones/
- http://ctf4kids.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/development.pdf
Understanding Ages & Stages: https://www.parentfurther.com/content/understand-ages-stages
Development Resource Guide: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/public/1411_rg_child_development.pdf
What's to be expected? http://ctf4kids.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/issues-in-development.pdf
Language Development: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/language/
Social-Emotional Learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikehX9o1JbI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2rYmyEDVk1RHWX-pKDreNUvnILx9yvlZd8Yy9AE0do2sh_OgfKzmY0tr
Autism Supports:
- https://www.autismspeaks.org/
- https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/autism/

My Baby's Brain

Early Brain Development: https://www.zerotothree.org/early-development/brain-development
Brain Map: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/529-baby-brain-map
Nurturing Brain Development: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/283-nurturing-brain-development-from-birth-to-three
Baby's First Words: https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby-talk-your-babys-first-words

Developmental Milestone Checkers & Trackers

Milestone Checkers & Checklists: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/parents/index.html
Development Tracker: http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/
Development Checklist: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
Developmental Tips & Activities: https://www.vroom.org/

What can I do to help my child best learn and grow?

Learning Through Play:
- https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/learning-through-play
- https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/2144-let-s-play-how-your-child-learns-and-grows-through-play-from-birth-to-three
Talk to your baby, early and often: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y5ayK6QXi8
Helping your Child Learn & Grow: http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/
How to keep my child safe while they grow:
- Safety Practices: https://ctf4kids.org/public-awareness/videos/
- Home Environment Safety: http://charlieshouse.org
  - Live Walk-through of Charlie's House Virtual Safety Demonstration House: https://www.charlieshouse.org/virtual-safety-demonstration-house
- Safe Sleep: https://www1.nichd.nih.gov/sts/news/videos/Pages/default.aspx
Learning Activities: http://agesandstages.com/products-services/learning-activities/
Read Early & Often: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/reading/
It's Never too Early to Learn Math: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/math/
I'ts Never too Early to Learn Science: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/science/

Local Early Reading & Learning Groups

Literacy KC: http://literacykc.org/
Turn the Page KC: http://turnthepagekc.org/
The Family Conservancy - Talk, Read, Play: https://www.thefamilyconservancy.org/talkreadplay