Cognitive Development

Do you know exactly what your baby will have learned from the time she is born through kindergarten? Your smart baby will have mastered how to walk, talk and eat alone.

The brain learns best when it's challenged with new information. The University of Georgia's Better Brains for Babies program reports that babies and children learn certain skills most easily during particular "windows of opportunity."

In a world obsessed with faster, better and stronger, it is no surprise that the "do more" philosophy has moved to include our children.

Your baby might be showing an increasingly good memory that will help her anticipate events and play a role in her developing personality.

What better gift can we give our children than a love of reading?

Start reading to your child from the moment he or she is born. It is never too early to encourage your child to develop a love of reading.

A woman holds a fretful baby. She nestles him close to her chest, sways rhythmically, and begins to croon a simple, repetitive tune in time to her movements

As your toddler approaches age two, you will probably notice quite a change in his thinking. This is the age when most children develop the ability to think ahead.