Toddler Growth and Development

A normal child's speech has progressively improved clarity -- roughly half intelligible by two years of age, moving toward fully intelligible by four years.

If a child is making progress, don't push him. When he is good and ready, he will have his bowel movements on the toilet.

Patience is called for in potty training, because "Mother Nature" does need to be included in this decision process.

Children who are rapid learners or are more intelligent don't necessarily potty train earlier.

Find out whether intervention is advised for a child who stutters.

Three-year-olds aren't able use words at all times when they are angry, frustrated, or frightened.

A mother is concerned when her child's teacher talks about her son's "sloppy coloring and handwriting."

Most often these lumps are normal lymph nodes -- "glands" that we all have in various parts of our bodies.

Give your child the power to dictate some time alone with you, doing something with him that he would like to do. Do this on a regular basis.

Expert advice for a mother whose son fears "falling into" the toilet.

You have to be relaxed about potty training. A child will make his own decision about when he wants to use the toilet to defecate.