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Toddler Language Development

by Mary Ann Romans

19 May 2009 05:09 AM

Language development explodes during toddlerhood, with new words being acquired daily. For example when your your reaches eighteen months, his or her vocabulary should increase up to five times the amount that it was when he or she was only fifteen months old.

Naming Body Parts

by Mary Ann Romans

18 May 2009 12:08 PM

By eighteen months of age, your baby should be able to name most of his or her body parts. Here are some ideas and fun games to play that will encourage this learning.

What the Average 12-Month-Old Should be Doing

by Mary Ann Romans

26 Jan 2009 12:51 PM

Many of the requests that I have gotten lately for topics in this blog are guidelines as to what the normal development is of certain ages. For a long time, I have hesitated to talk about this for a few reasons.

A Guide to Baby Shoes

by Mary Ann Romans

08 Oct 2008 02:46 PM

Over the weekend, I stopped by a baby store looking for a Melissa & Doug wooden play food set for a Christmas gift. Although the store didn't have what I wanted, I noticed that there was a woman in the store who was pregnant and already shopping for baby shoes.

Great Games for Baby's Development

by Valorie Delp

10 Sep 2007 03:30 PM

I have mentioned in past blogs how I'm not a big fan of television and other electronics that supposedly make your baby smarter. Research has shown that human interaction is what babies need in order to develop cognitively, socially and physically.

My Own Theories on Baby Memories

by Valorie Delp

09 Mar 2007 10:02 AM

Yesterday, I posted a blog about some research being done on the infant amnesia phenomenon. That is to say that babies remember (according to research) and then they forget. I have mentioned before that I'm not thoroughly convinced that baby research is all that valid.

Will Your Baby Remember This?

by Valorie Delp

08 Mar 2007 09:33 AM

My oldest daughter was six weeks old when the first installment of the most recent set of Star Wars movies came out. Now my husband is a pretty easy going guy and not a lot ruffles his feathers. But we HAD to go see that movie in the movie theatre or he may have spontaneously imploded.

Captain Clutter & The Baby Explorer

by Heather Long

30 Jan 2007 11:36 AM

Are you compulsive about how you tidy up your home? Does your baby make you crazy because the more mobile he or she becomes, the messier they get? It's hard to keep a room straight and neat when baby is busy dismantling your bookshelves or dumping their toys out everywhere.

Toddler Antics: Do You Have a Little Nudist?

by Heather Long

28 Aug 2006 05:30 AM

I was on the phone with my sister in law earlier today and had to laugh when she let out a little squeak of a sound. My industrious minded 11 month old nephew shed his diaper through his onesie and had pulled it out to run around and was working diligently at getting the onesie off.

What to Expect from a Twelve-Month-Old

by Renee Dietz

11 Aug 2006 10:31 AM

Approaching your baby's one-year birthday is a time for celebration and reflection. To you, it probably seems as if your baby were just born a few months ago and now already, turning one. From this time to around 18 months of age, you will begin to see remarkable developmental changes.



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