Hi Saber!
As the mother of two, I worried often during my sons' early
developmental years about whether or not everything was going along
the way it should have been, so I read everything I could lay hands
on. At 6 and 10, they seem to have turned out just fine, so perhaps
that worry and reading worked? ;)
A resource I found absolutely indispensable was "What To Expect The
Toddler Years", which listed month by month checklists, and detailed
chapters discussing what should be happening for each month:
What to Expect The Toddler Years, at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0894809946/qid=1024858775/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_3/102-0285384-7788978
Amazon also hosts the entire first chapter as a sample, listing
milestones for the thirteenth month:
The Thirteenth Month
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0894809946/reader/14/102-0285384-7788978#reader-link
For online checklists, Smarter Kids hosts a series of age based
checklists. You'll need to register, and they also ask you to
register the name and birthdate of a child to use the lists, but
registration is free, and you can list as many names and dates as you
wish:
SmarterKids.com Developmental Checklists
http://www.smarterkids.com/devcheck/default.asp
The University of Michigan Health System offers a child development
resource page, complete with American Academy of Pediatrics links to
developmental checklists, broken down by age:
Your Child: Development & Behavior Resources
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/devmile.htm
You can also find checklists by age through the Ontario County (NY)
Department of Public Health:
Early Intervention Program
http://www.ontariocountypublichealth.com/childfind.html
There are two other books that feature in depth checklists and
discussions, both of which aided me during the "worry years" -
Penelope Leach's "Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five" and the
American Academy of Pediatrics publication, "Caring for Your Baby and
Young Child: Birth to Age 5":
Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five, at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375700005/qid=1024860167/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/102-0285384-7788978
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, at Amazon
(includes 59 sample pages):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0553379623/slide-show/lib_dp_sp_1/102-0285384-7788978
I hope these are what you're looking for. If I can be of further
assistance, please let me know!
missy-ga
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