That’s a question parents, pediatricians, educators, and caregivers ask over and over again as children grow and change. To help answer this important question, child development experts have created ...

The English language has several terms for children between the ages of birth and 4 years, including "newborn," "infant," "baby," and "toddler." These words are often used interchangeably, and they ...

Researchers explored the sequence of microbial colonization in the infant gut through age 4 and found distinct stages of development in the microbiome that were associated with early life exposures.