COLUMBIA - The CDC has changed its guidelines for childhood development for the first time in 20 years. Local experts say getting a child properly screened will help parents determine if their kids ...

The CDC uses milestones to track how the typical child develops, but pediatricians have a more nuanced view of how kids gain motor, emotional, and social skills. Your child's doctor will keep track of ...

When you have a baby, each pediatrician appointment is filled with endless questionnaires to determine their developmental milestones. Can they smile, are they sitting up, do they point at things? I ...

Pediatricians have little to go on in assessing when children with Down syndrome should walk, talk and achieve other milestones. Now, a new study is detailing benchmarks specific to those with the ...