Child Care, Child Development, Education, Health and Safety, Parenting
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. CDC works to understand ACEs and prevent them. What are adverse childhood experiences? Adverse childhood...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
For babies and younger childrenDistract and comfort your child by cuddling, singing, or talking softly.Smile and make eye contact with your child. Let your child know that everything is ok.Comfort your child with a favorite toy or book. A blanket that smells familiar...
Child Care, Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
The early years of a child’s life are very important for later health and development. One of the main reasons is how fast the brain grows starting before birth and continuing into early childhood. Although the brain continues to develop and change into adulthood, the...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Protecting children from exposure to lead is important to lifelong good health. No safe blood lead level in children has been identified. Even low levels of lead in blood have been shown to affect learning, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement. While the...
Child Care, Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Your baby is learning how to chew and swallow foods. This means your child may choke. By 12 months old, your child is getting better at eating and may even be feeding themselves. Even though your child can now eat most foods, some are still choking hazards. The way...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
This CDC Kidtastics podcast for kids and parents teaches that baby birds are not good Easter presents due to the risk of illness from Salmonella....
