Child
Development Index

Physical Development

What is normal for your baby's height and weight

 

Gross and Fine Motor Skills
- Relevance of
  milestones

- Development of
  gross motor skills

- Development of
  fine motor skills

 

Did you know...

A baby's developmentalways proceeds from head to toe. The first milestone to be reached is control of the head It is followed by the body, the arms, the trunk, and then the legs.

Social Development
- The First Year:
  Smiling, laughing
  and becoming
  social

- The Second Year:
  Ways of dealing
  with your child

- The Third Year:
  Managing fears,
  thumb-sucking
  and bed-wetting

 

Intellectual Development
Intellectual development of your child from 0-3 years

 

Speech, Hearing and Vision Development
More on speech, hearing and vision development

 

Toilet Training
How do you train your child for bowel and bladder control

 

Teething
Signs of teething and much more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Physical Development (0-3 years)

 

Your baby seems to change face almost every day. When does a baby actually take on its real looks, and how fast does it grow. Do you know if your baby is under weight, over weight or simply growing at the right pace.
    - Height Charts
    - Weight Charts
                        - Head Circumference Charts

              Gross and Fine Motor Skills

 

Your baby is already 8 months and not yet crawling. Should you be worried? At what age do various motor skills normally develop. Find out all about the kind of motor skills.
       - Relevance of Milestones
       - Defintion of Milestones
       - Development of Gross Motor Skills
       - Development of Fine Motor Skills in the first year
       - Development of Fine Motor Skills in the second

                 Social Behaviour

Your child shys away from people, whereas your friend's child will come into your arms. Do you need to know more about what goes on in the mind of a child?

       - The First Year: Smiling, Laughing and Becoming Social
       - The Second Year: Ways of Dealing with your Child
       - The Third Year: Managing Fears, Bed-wetting

 

             Intellectual Development

 

Can your baby really recognise your voice, or are you imagining things. Your baby seems to react to the TV and some colourful objects. Understand more of the exciting world through the eyes of a child.
- The Learning Baby
What your baby understands:
- In the first 3 months
- In the 3-6 months
- In the 7 months to 1 year
- In the 1 to 2 years
- In the 2 to 3 years

              Speech, Hearing and Vision

 

You have twins, one has started calling out to you and the other one just does not seem to care. At what age should the child say its first words. And by what age should it begin to speak. Read on for more information.
         - Speech : The First Year
         - Speech : The Second Year
         - Speech : The Third Year
         - Hearing
         - Vision

                     Toilet Training

 

 

When should you start toilet training your toddler? How can you train him without putting too much pressure? Is 1-year too early? Find out what is the right age to train your child and how you should do it.
   - Bowel Control
   - Bladder Control


               Teething in Your Child

tooth 

 

Your child has become extremely cranky and cries constantly. Could it be teething already? In what order do teeth normally appear. Read on for symptoms and solutions for teething problems.

      - Schedule of Teething
      - Is My Child Teething
      - Teething Troubles

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