Child Development
To learn more about your child’s development, you may want to read “Learn and Grow Together” at http://www.mass.gov/edu/birth-grade-12/early-education-and-care/parent-and-family-support/. This 16-page guide, developed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese), includes information on ages and stages of your child, as well as suggestions for fun, low-cost family activities.
Five learning guides, also developed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (in English, Spanish, Haitian, Khmer, Chinese, and Portuguese), are available at http://machildcareresourcesonline.org/eec/eec-family-brochures/.
- Talk to Me! You Are Your Child’s First Teacher
- Physical Health and Well Being
- Cognitive Development
- Social Emotional Development
- Approaches to Learning
For more about children’s development, visit the Child Development section of PBS Parents, especially the Baby and Toddler Milestones at http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/baby-and-toddler/baby-toddler-milestones/.