Child Development Children learn, grow, and develop throughout their lives starting at birth. In addition to physical growth, a child's development can be followed by how they play (motor skills) , learn (intellectual), speak (language skills) and behave (social-emotional skills). Developmental Milestones and Delays Skills such as smiling for the first time, babbling, taking a first step are called developmental milestones. Developmental milestones exist for each area of development and they usually occur around the same time for most children. A developmental delay is when a child does not reach these milestones within a reasonable time compared to the norm (most other children). If your child is not developing properly, there are things you can do that may help. Most of the time, a developmental problem is not something your child will "grow out of" on his or her own. But with help, your child could reach his or her full potential! Developmental Screening Child care professionals use developmental screening to tell if children are reaching their developmental milestones within a reasonable time range. The goal of the screen is to identify your child's strengths and areas of needs and to understand if your child needs to see a specialist. Why Screen
Benefits of Screening
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Our low cost developmental consultation, screening and monitoring service offers all of the above benefits to families anywhere around the globe.
The service is recommended for all children between the ages of 0 - 5 1/2 years. It is particularly important that children between the ages of 6 - 36 months are screened at regular intervals to ensure that developmental delays are caught at their earliest.
For screening purposes we use the Ages and Stages Developmental screening tool. This is one of the primary tools recommended and used by government health agencies including the CDC.
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