First Things Blog

Information and inspiration for parents and caregivers of babies, toddlers and preschoolers

5 things grandparents do for young children

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Grandparents can play many important roles in the healthy development of their grandchildren. Read More

Playtime is serious business for young children

Playtime is serious business for kids

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Play is a natural and important way young children discover and learn. Parents and caring adults can do their part by getting in the game.

Is my 1-year-old’s behavior naughty or normal?

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Getting into things, unrolling the toilet paper and dropping food on the floor are part of how your baby makes sense of the world.

Picky eaters - toddler not wanting to eat food

Babies and toddlers can be fussy or picky eaters. Sometimes it’s more serious.

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Children with pediatric feeding disorders are more than fussy babies or picky eaters. But it can be very hard for parents to recognize the difference.

Hug your baby early and often. It’s good for the brain.

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It makes sense, but now there’s research that the more gentle touching the better for a baby’s brain.

Growing a reader from the very beginning

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Reading with your baby is a great way to help them build language skills and form a close bond with you.

Pay attention to your child’s development

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Every child develops at their own pace, but there are certain milestones they should reach from birth to 5 years old.

Reading with your child builds more than just words

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Reading together helps young children develop important life skills as well as language and literacy.

FaceTime can help babies connect with long-distance relatives

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Video chat is an exception to pediatricians’ “no screens for babies” recommendation because it enables responsive, back-and-forth…

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