Many caregivers know that preparing a child for kindergarten is more than simply completing the seemingly endless pile of forms and filling a backpack with paper and crayons.
Early childhood development depends on new experiences and play is the way that children develop social skills, problem solving ability, and emotional functioning.1 In the words of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, play is a fundamental right of childhood.
Obesity and the health problems associated with being overweight are increasing among Memphis children at startling rates. In just over ten years (from 1990 to 2002) the diagnosis of type II diabetes among children and adolescents increased 4 to 40 cases per year.
When we think about optimal hearing and vision development in very young children, we are generally concerned with children not getting enough sti
No wonder infants have low tolerance for frustration: their capacity to communicate their wants and needs is virtually non-existent.