How can we tell if our child is developing normally in its first two years?
- Learn some of the basic developmental milestones in physical growth, personal and social skills, large and small motor skills, and language acquisition.
- Discover when to seek professional help to assess development, especially for potential problems in hearing and vision. Understand that speech is the most variable area of development.
- Learn to recognize key motor skill developments.
- See how symmetry of movement is important, and learn how growth charts take ethnic diversity into account.
- Learn why a pediatrician might pay more attention to Luke's hat size than his birth weight.
- Listen to the doctor's explanation of what he looks for to assess infant development and what parents can expect.
- Learn to recognize key motor skill developments. Understand how a baby rattle is a developmental tool.
