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Child Development

Parents are a child’s first teacher. Read below for information on child development and how to support, respond, and guide them as they learn and grow!

Parenting Tips

Infants 0-1 year old
Toddlers 1-2 years old
Toddlers 2-3 years old
Preschoolers 3-5 years old
Middle Childhood 6-8 years old
Middle Childhood 9-11 years old
Early Adolescence 12-14 years old
Middle Adolescence 15-17 years old


More child development/parenting topics: 
http://www.thefamilyconservancy.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=35

And for information on positive discipline techniques, explore: www.consciousdiscipline.com