Baby Milestones

Baby's first years are full of all kinds of fabulous firsts: first steps, first words, first teeth. Learn all about the milestones in baby's life and when to expect them. Plus, use our milestone tracker to remember each magical moment.
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Your Brilliant Baby in Week 15: Evidence of Memory
From one day to the next, your baby is picking up lots of new skills but also recalling ones he's just learned. Read more about what it takes Baby ... Read More
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Your Brilliant Baby in Week 16: Improving Vision
While your baby has been able to see since birth, her eyesight is becoming stronger and more refined right now. Learn more about Baby's visual ... Read More
Baby laying on the ground
Your Brilliant Baby in Week 17: Paying Attention to Patterns
By week 17, Baby is able to discern items placed horizontally from those placed vertically, plus identify images with two things in them ... Read More
Baby with Mom at the pool
Your Brilliant Baby in Week 18: Synchronizing Sound with Movement
Baby is happiest when his senses, well, make sense to him. He's happy when he's stimulated but gets cranky fast if there's too much going on. ... Read More
Baby in a Diaper Crawling
Your Brilliant Baby in Week 25: Crawling & Judging Depth Perception
As Baby begins to hit some major mobility milestones, his depth perception becomes fine-tuned. Read more about how this affects your child's ... Read More
Art Milestones for Kids
Is it ever too early to introduce kids to crayons? Encourage your infant to be a creative baby and see how building their artistic development ... Read More
Baby Smiles Equal Happy Parents
A baby's smile equals happy parents, or so says a study in the journal Pediatrics. The study supports what parents have always known ... Read More
Baby's First Year Development Chart
Wondering what your little one may be doing this month? Check this guide to baby's growth and health to get an idea of your baby's developmental ... Read More
Baby's Motor Development: From Rolling Over to First Steps
Your infant's first year is filled with exciting mobility milestones: You'll watch her transform from a stationary bundle into a squirmy, ... Read More
Enjoying Your Baby, from Day One to Year One
By the time your child plows into her first birthday cake, you'll be an expert at making her laugh. From the first days at home to the brink of ... Read More
Q&A: Do twins always develop at the same rate?
Q&A: What's the easiest way to track my baby's milestones?
I'm too lazy to journal, but I want to have something for my little girl when she's older. Is there an easy way to keep track of all those ... Read More
The Late Talker
Worried about late talking? Know when it's a matter of temperament and not a symptom of a neurological or learning problem. ... Read More
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