Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
Babies born with a cleft palate often have a conductive hearing loss.
Hearing tests (audiograms) measure how well you can hear sounds at different volumes. Learn why you may need a hearing test and how a hearting test is done.
Information for parents about trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Read about expected growth and weight gain in the first year of a baby's life. Growth charts and information about head circumference are also provided.
Learn about the development of a baby's vision in the first year of life, including the development of spatial perception and depth perception.
Learn about cleft lip and cleft palate and its impact on a baby's feeding, hearing, teeth and speech.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.
22q11DS is a genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms. Learn about some of the more common medical features of 22q11DS.
Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell.
While it may not be possible to completely eliminate negative communication with your teen, you can create balance by increasing positive communication. Discover five tips for more positive communication with your teen.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year.
A summary of the symptoms, causes and treatments of oral thrush, an infection of the mouth most often found in infants during the first year of life.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition present at birth. Learn about the symptoms, complications and outlook for children with Down syndrome.
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) occurs when a fetus is infected with a virus called cytomegalovirus. Learn more about how cCMV happens, the signs and symptoms of cCMV and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Information for parents about infantile osteopetrosis, a rare genetic condition that may cause fractures, short stature (height), recurrent infections, hearing loss and vision problems.
Sometimes infants do not gain weight at the rate they are supposed to. Find out ways to increase your baby's caloric intake in a healthy manner.
Information for parents about trisomy 13, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
An essential list of books, videos, and websites to aid new parents in raising a child to the best of their abilities.
Learn about different types of communication and find out why good communication is important when you have sickle cell disease.
Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.
Learn about biliary atresia, a liver disease in babies, and the new screening program that is used to help identify babies with biliary atresia earlier.
