Babies & Development

Howdy, let's continue our baby & kids shoes onine shopping tips & advice series. We're right in the middle of summer here in Montreal and many young kids are having fun in summer camps....

Want to encourage your baby's language development? As a speech-language pathologist with 14 years of experience working with infants and toddlers, I can offer you a few simple guidelines to...

Babies are limited in how they can communicate which makes teaching a baby sign language a great tool. Babies pick up signs that aren't official American Sign Language (or ASL), such as waving and...

I love to teach, and who better to than my children. These are some tips that worked for me and may work for some of you. At any rate you will have fun with this. From my simple instructions...

I teach high school English and one of the first activities I ever do in my class is have the students read out loud so that I can determine their reading levels. It is always clear to me students...

Whether you have a newborn baby or a toddler who isn't yet talking, these tips will help get your little one using words and interacting with others. Your child's brain is hard-wired to learn...

It is very painful to be bitten by a nursing baby. It is also true that some babies become biters and hurt their siblings who yelp when bitten. The sound makes the baby laugh and this becomes a...

Buying a baby gym can get expensive. This is easy to make and it's an inexpensive way for your child to have a baby gym. What's even better is you can exchange the toys for new ones so your baby...

So many times diapers are not put on correctly and that can be a real messy situation. I am going to teach you how to properly diaper a baby.

Let's face it, babies with their sweet, chubby cheeks, gurgling voices, giggles make everyone's heart melt. Their cognitive, fine and gross motor skills, creativity, problem-solving ability are...

Do you want to give your child a jump start on making the most of his education? to reach her full potential? Here are ideas for working with very young children (birth to five years).

"It doesn't matter, they're not going to remember!" However, research has shown that babies can remember, and have been able to talk about, their own birth. Some can even recall their...