Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Positive parenting tips by age These links will help you learn more about your child’s development, positive parenting, safety, and health at each stage of your child’s life. Positive Parenting Tips: Infants (0–1 years) Positive parenting tips and resources for...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Parents and caregiversCreating a safe sleep area for babiesCDC supports the 2022 recommendations issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Take the following actions to help reduce the risk of sleep-related infant deaths.Place your baby on his or her back...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Clean Wash your child’s hands before mealtime. Tip: Worried about a mess? You can put newspaper or a plastic mat on the floor under your child’s high chair or booster seat. This can help with cleanup. Be safe Sit your child in a safe place. A high chair or...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Cavities (also known as caries or tooth decay) are the most common chronic disease of childhood in the United States.1 More than half of children aged 6 to 8 years have had a cavity in at least one of their baby (primary) teeth. More than half of adolescents aged 12...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Child abuse and neglect includes all types of abuse and neglect of a child under the age of 18 by a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role (e.g., a religious leader, a coach, or a teacher) that results in harm, the potential for harm, or threat of...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Parenting takes many different forms. However, some positive parenting practices work well across diverse families and in diverse settings when providing the care that children need to be happy and healthy, and to grow and develop well. A comprehensive report looked...
