Child Brain Development

What's going on in your child's beautiful head? A developing memory and ever-growing curiosity of the world! Want to help build his knowledge? Read on for our brainpower-boosting tips.
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 68: Why Experimenting Leads to Learning
Tough as it may be to sit back and watch your child struggle with a task these days, it’s important for her growing brain for you to limit your ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 69: Copying Behavior from the TV Screen
Though your little one may just gape passively as you flip through the channels, there’s a lot on the screen that he’s absorbing right now. ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 70: Sorting Objects into Categories (All by Herself!)
Hello, neater playroom! Around this age, your child's interest in and ability to categorize the items in her world heightens, and she'll be ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 71: Carefully Watching Your Every Glance
Right now, you might be finding it nearly impossible to get a moment alone without your child excitedly wanting to get involved with the book ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 72: Interest in Interactive Robots
Machines that look like people sure can still give your toddler a fright. But what if that robot behaves in human ways? Learn why this scenario ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 73: Understanding the Intentions of Others
Your toddler's a copycat these days, but even when you goof up, her take on your actions is flawless! Learn more about her amazing ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 74: Learning Words by Process of Elimination
Don’t hold back using words around your child you don’t think she’ll understand! By process of elimination, your toddler is comprehending ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 75: Realizing Objects Don't Have Intentions
At this age, your child is a lot more interested in what people want to do than what the things around her can accomplish. Learn why ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 80: Applying Solutions from One Problem to Another
It’s not just that your amazing toddler is soaking up skills these days: She also is learning to reconsider solutions from one problem she’s ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 82: Acquiring Language Quickly
What a time for your talker! Learn how to exponentially increase your toddler’s vocabulary right now, just by being candid about narrating ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 86: The Emerging Feeling of Guilt
Ever uncomfortable, guilt is a feeling even toddlers need to experience for the sake of their emotional and behavioral development. Learn ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 90: Beginning to Delay Gratification
Like so many other toddler achievements, learning to wait has a specific timetable that parents need to acknowledge and respect. Learn why ... Read More
Your Clever Toddler in Week 94: Using Pronouns
Your Clever Toddler in Week 94: Using Pronouns
Don’t immediately correct your child if he misuses ‘I’ or ‘me’ when speaking these days. Learn what pronouns signify toward your toddler’s ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 95: Completing Tasks
As you watch your child flit around the playroom from toy to toy, you might wonder when he'll learn to settle down and fully play with one single ... Read More
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Your Clever Toddler in Week 99: Why Hide and Seek Is So Fun Now
Last year, your child couldn't get enough of peek-a-boo. But now that he has a greater understanding of object permanence, hide and seek is ... Read More
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