Parenting & Development

Below are curated resources for parenting & development. Each link points to an external site for reference.

Zero to Three

Use for: early childhood development from birth to age three. A nonprofit research organization publishing science-based material on brain development, behavior, and responsive parenting. Good for questions framed around what a child should be doing at a given age.

CDC Milestone Tracker

Use for: official developmental milestone checklists. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes milestone lists by age and a free tracking app. Use as the neutral, government-issued reference for questions about whether a milestone is typical.