Browsing: Child Development

From the time children are born until they are buying their own clothes, parents spend a lot of time thinking…

I walked home after waving goodbye to my daughter, Amanda, on her first day of kindergarten. I was thankful for…

The pee-pee dance. There, I said it. And you know what I’m talking about. You’ve seen it, if not danced…

Kye’s first taste of peanut butter was terrifying. His mother, Amanda Staniec, still trembles a bit when she recalls what…

With a newborn baby come visits to the pediatrician’s office and the use of growth charts to track length and…

My kindergarten report card stated, “I am not sure little Debbie is aware she is talking half the time she…

It was 11:40 a.m. on a Monday. A school break was under way, and 12 hours earlier, the house was…

When you go shopping for a bathing suit, it’s like stepping in quicksand. You browse the racks and carry armfuls…

By midyear, most of Onondaga County’s 650 spots at on-site educational programs for preschoolers with special needs are full, and…

Have you ever encountered a child with obsessive compulsive disorder? Bobby (a fictional character) is typical. His day is governed…