Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
What they are Birth defects are structural changes present at birth that can affect almost any part of the body, such as the heart, brain, or foot. They may affect how the body looks, works, or both. Language matters While “birth defect” is a medical...
Health and Safety, Parenting
Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss What to know Hearing plays an essential role in communication, speech and language development, and learning. Even a small amount of hearing loss can have profound, negative effects on speech, language comprehension,...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
When your child is about 6 months old, you can start introducing him or her to foods and drinks other than breast milk and infant formula. The foods and drinks you feed your child are sometimes called complementary foods. You can think of these as “complementing,” or...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Healthy Development The early years of a child’s life are very important for their health and development. Healthy development means that children of all abilities, including those with special health care needs, are able to grow up where their social, emotional and...
Child Development, Health and Safety, Parenting
Child abuse and neglect are serious public health problems that can have long-term impact on health, opportunity, and wellbeing. CDC works to understand the problems of child abuse and neglect and prevent them. Fast Facts: Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect What are...
Health and Safety, Parenting
Hearing Screening Hearing screening is a test to tell if people might have hearing loss. Hearing screening is easy and not painful. In fact, babies are often asleep while being screened. It takes a very short time — usually only a few minutes. CDC Report: Infants with...
