Ages & Stages

Need help navigating the ever-changing and challenging years of childhood? In this Ages & Stages section, get access to age-specific tips, research and relevant news.

Find your child's age group below!

Babies

5 tips for choosing a pediatrician
Simple tips to help you choose

11 ways to support a new mom
Tips and ideas for how you can help

A labor of love
Guiding you through labor and delivery 101

After the first year
Making childhood milestones

AK Baby
The annual guide for new and expectant parents

Ask the expert
The baby years

Ask the pediatrician
Your baby questions answered

Babies on the move
Developmental milestones - from rolling to walking and everything in between

Baby belly mosaics
Cherish pregnancy with a lasting piece of art

Baby myths - busted
The pediatric pros help set it straight

Before the baby
Planning for your pregnancy

Big, meet little
Preparing your child for a new baby

The big reveal
Creative ways to unveil your baby's gender

Bringing home baby
A new parent survival guide

Beginning battles in breastfeeding
Solutions for some of the most common problems

Body after baby
be prepared for these changes in your body

Book buzz
Build baby's library with these timeless first books

Book buzz
Drool-worthy cloth books for babies

Bouncing back after baby
How to restore your pre-baby body

Eating for two
Smart nutrition tips for new moms

Focus on health: SIDS
An updated look at the causes, risks and prevention

Getting to know you
How to prepare your pets for the new baby

Good-buy, baby!
New and innovative baby products to coo about

Holiday baby survival guide
Enjoying the season with your newborn

It’s a baby shower
Have no clue where to begin? Think theme!

Know when to go
When to take your sick baby to the doctor

Labor of love
Find the birth setting that's right for you

Let’s play
10 ways to help baby blossom through play

Midwife or doula
Which one is right for you?

Milestones
Your growing baby

Must-have first books
for baby

Spark your little one’s love for reading with these great picks

Newborn care 101
tricks & expert tips that will help your baby – & you! – thrive

Parenting perspectives
Caring for the new mom

Prenatal peeks
high-tech ways to capture those moments that matter

Safe start
20 top tips to keep your baby safe

Sleep, baby, sleep
Tackling the sleep problems that keep your little one - and you - up at night

Smart start
10 brain-building games to play with your baby

Soft bottoms
Considering the options in cloth diapers

Special delivery
Saying thanks to your birth attendants

Unique baby portraits
Get inspired by these creative ideas

Understanding postpartum
depression

Is it baby blues, or more?

Unplug & Play
Get hands & minds working with great puzzles & games

What to expect
C-sections vs. vaginal births

Toddlers & Preschoolers

5 tips for toddler outbursts

A first-rate playdate
Please the pre-school set with panache

Ask the expert
The early years

Baby talk and beyond
Speech and language development in early childhood

Big, meet little
Preparing your child for a new baby

Boredom busters
Fast, easy and cheap ways to keep tots and preschoolers entertained this winter

The early years
When your child throws a tantrum

Everyday money moments
Teach your kids about finances at every stage

Helping your child tune in to music

Karate kids
Martial arts benefits for kids under 6

Kindergarten: Ready or not?
What can you do to help your child get ready?

Let's dance
The benefits for kids of all ages

Manners matter
Investing in etiquette reaps long-term rewards

Music to their ears
The benefits of early musical education have parents – and kids – singing its praises

Ready, set, fun!
Funnel that preschool energy into a sport - without pushing too hard

Relationships
Forming friendships from toddler to teen

STEM for preschoolers
Activities to try at home

Summer camps & outdoors

Taming your toddler
Tried-and-true strategies for parents

Toddler Instruction Manual
Survive and thrive during the toddler years

School Age

7 ways to start the school year right
smart back-to-school tips

11 Laugh-out-loud books

Acts of kindness
Have your child try one or two today

Ask the expert
The middle years

Away camps
Preparing your child (and yourself) for sleep-away camp

Back-to-school anxiety
How to ease your kids into a new school year

Back-to-school survival guide
Getting back into the swing of school + tips for the transition years

Big, meet little
Preparing your child for a new baby

Building up steam
35 easy tips to try at home

Bullying
How to take bullying out of back to school

Cool products for back to school

The Curvy Girl Club
Finding positive words to describe girls

Education
14 ways to make summer time learning fun

Everyday money moments
Teach your kids about finances at every stage

From kindergarten to college
A guide to navigating school transitions

Healthy School Lunch and Snack Solutions
Back to School Means Back to Good Nutrition Basics

Homeschooling: Is it for you?

Let's dance
The benefits for kids of all ages

Nurture the power of imagination
help kids become more visionary

Operation buy it yourself
How to stay within your budget for a peaceful vacation

Organizing school projects
What to do with the growing stacks

Relationships
Forming friendships from toddler to teen

Slump busters
A teacher's tips for regaining your child's momentum

Spring safety tips

Stop the summer slide
Summer learning loss is preventable

Summer camps & outdoors

Technology
How to raise a social media savvy kid

Unpaid school lunches
What can we do about it

Tweens & Teens

11 Laugh-out-loud books

11 Short Classic Books for Teens

13 Reasons Our Tween Does Not Have A Cell Phone Yet

Active after school
How the right after-school activity can help your kids - and you

Anti-Bullying 101
14 Strategies to Squelch Bullying Tendencies in Your Children

Ask the expert
The tween & teen years

Away camps
Preparing your child (and yourself) for sleep-away camp

Back-to-school anxiety
How to ease your kids into a new school year

Back-to-school survival guide
Getting back into the swing of school + tips for the transition years

Beyond blue
Recognizing and responding to teen depression

Building up steam
35 easy tips to try at home

Bullying
How to take bullying out of back to school

Bullying? Not on My Watch!
It’s (Past) Time for a Cultural Revolution

Cool camps for too-cool tweens & teens
Helping older kids rediscover the fun in summer camp

Cool products for back to school

Countdown to college
Tips to help students find their fit

The Curvy Girl Club
Finding positive words to describe girls

Digital designers
Creative ideas for techy kids

Enterprising ideas
job tips for teens

Everyday money moments
Teach your kids about finances at every stage

The Financial Conversation You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Leave for College

Getting Your Teens to Talk
Tips for Parents

Great grad gifts

Keeping your middle schooler organized
Set your tween up for success

Let's dance
The benefits for kids of all ages

Meet JUUL:
What Every Parent Needs to Know Now

Not in my backyard …or is it?
Saving children from sex trafficking

Operation buy it yourself
How to stay within your budget for a peaceful vacation

Plan an A+ graduation party

Protecting Teen Drivers

Relationships
Forming friendships from toddler to teen

Slump busters
A teacher's tips for regaining your child's momentum

Spring safety tips

Stop the summer slide
Summer learning loss is preventable

Summer camps & outdoors

Technology
How to raise a social media savvy kid

Teens and tanning beds

Unpaid school lunches
What can we do about it

Vaping: Dispelling the myths

What Parents Should Know about Teen Depression and Suicide