Child Development, Health, Milestones, & Safety Resources – American Academy of Pediatrics
Early Brain and Child Development Explore the stages of development from infancy through the teen years. Learn about common milestones, questions, and concerns parents often have at each stage.
Healthy Children A resource for child health and parenting guidance.
Developmental Milestones A comprehensive list of developmental milestones for children from birth to age 5.
Learn the Signs, Act Early Tools and milestones to help you track your child’s development.
Child Development, PBS Parents Learn and Grow with PBS: Support your child’s development with tips and activities for ages 2–8.
Activities to “Do” with Children: Basics Insights App
Basics Insights offers free text messages with two age-appropriate early learning tips to help you engage your child through simple, everyday activities. Research tells us that our children’s first five years are when they develop the foundation for all future learning. Every time we connect with a child, it’s not just their eyes that light up-it’s their brains too. Learn more here.
Additional Resources
Book Finder A database to find appropriate books by age, theme, and type
PBS Parent Resources and tips for raising children.
Behavior Strategies for Home Videos, Visuals and Tips on how to support your child at home shared by Kindergarten Transition Specialist U-46 Schools.
Born Learning Resource for parents to encourage their child to start learning from birth. Materials for every age to track developmental stages in English and Spanish birth to five years of age.
Center for Effective Parenting Informational sheets for parents of toddlers and school-aged children, and parents involved in education. Resources are available in English and Spanish.
Center for Parent Information and Resources Resources available in English and Spanish for topics including behavior, disability, mental health, parental rights, policy, early intervention, and education.
Child Development Institute Expert Tips & Advice Articles from experts around topics relevant to families.
Illinois Early Learning Tip Sheets Organized by age and subject. Tip sheets about various topics for families available in multiple languages.
Resources for Early Learning Activities by topic area for children birth to 33 months.
Talking is Teaching Resource to encourage development from birth through talking.
