Ages & Stages

Browse the age-based sections below to discover practical advice and expert insights for keeping your kids healthy, safe, and thriving.

Infants

0 to 12 months

Mother holding a newborn baby and tenderly cuddles gently while the infant is sleepy on the shoulder.

Newborn Care in the First Week: What’s Normal and When

Pediatric ENT examining the mouth of a baby using a medical spatula in doctor's office to check for lip tie or tongue tie

Understanding Lip and Tongue Ties: A Guide for Parents

8 Must-Know Tips to Ensure Safe Sleep for Your Baby

8 Must-Know Tips to Ensure Safe Sleep for Your Baby

Feeding your Infant - Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding, powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Your Baby’s Nutrition: Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding

Why newborns need a vitamin K shot , Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Why Newborns Need a Vitamin K Shot

Tips for Navigating Travel When Breastfeeding, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Tips for Navigating Travel When Breastfeeding

Vitamin D: Is your baby getting enough?, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Vitamin D: Is Your Baby Getting Enough?

A Guide to Objects in Ears, Nostrils and Mouths by Robert Sprecher, MD | Promise: Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

You Got What Stuck Where?! A Guide to Objects in

Nutrition 411: Introducing Solid Foods from the experts at Nemours Children's Health System

Nutrition 411: Introducing Solid Foods

How Much Spit-up Is Too Much? from the experts at Nemours Children's Primary Care

How Much Spit-up Is Too Much?

Toddlers

1 to 3 years

Button Batteries

Button Batteries: Small in Size, Big in Dangers to Children

A Lifetime of Better Health Begins with Good Oral Health, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

A Lifetime of Better Health Begins with Good Oral Health

Car Seat Safety, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Car Seat Safety

Autism Rates: Understanding the Rise, powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Autism Rates: Understanding the Rise

Behind Their Bite: When is “Picky Eating” Something More?, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Behind Their Bite: When is Picky Eating Something More?

For Little Kids, Sleep is a Big Deal | Christopher M. Makris, MD | Promise, powered by Nemours Children's Health

For Little Kids, Sleep is a Big Deal

Early Attachment: Yes, Parents Can Make a Difference, by Meghan Walls, PsyD, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Early Attachment: Yes, Parents Can Make a Difference

Preschoolers

3 to 5 years

Young child wearing a backpack enters an early childhood classroom while holding an adult's hand as other children participate in learning activities.

Nemours Children’s Health is Leading a New Movement for Kindergarten

Adult reading a picture book with a young child on a couch, illustrating early literacy development through shared interaction

AI and Your Child’s Literacy: What Every Parent Needs to

Closeup of little girl putting fluoride toothpaste on a toothbrush.

Fluoride for Kids: Benefits, Safety, and Guidelines for Parents

girl making a face while eating a vegetable

Tips for Helping Your Picky Eater Enjoy Healthy Foods

Stuttering: What to Know About a Common Speech Problem in Kids

Stuttering: What to Know About a Common Speech Problem in

Choosing the Best Yogurt for Kids

Choosing the Best Yogurt for Kids

Closing The Gap In Reading Readiness For America’s Preschoolers | Dr. Laura Bailet | Promise, powered by Nemours

Closing the Gap in Reading Readiness for America’s Preschoolers

5 Simple Ways to Grow Good Behavior With Time-Ins, by Meghan Tuohy Walls, PsyD, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

5 Simple Ways to Grow Good Behavior With Time-Ins

Afraid preschooler curled up in chair shows impact of anxiety in young kids

Anxiety in Young Kids: 4 Ways to Help

Mother spanking daughter instead of using other tactics

Spanking: 10 Tactics to Try Instead

What's Up With Kids' Blood Pressure?

What’s Up With Kids’ Blood Pressure?

School-Aged Children

5 to 12 years

Photo showing close-up, elevated view of arch of chopped multi-coloured fruits and vegetables. Rainbow of chopped red, orange and yellow bell peppers, green peas, red onion and a blueberry.

Eat the Rainbow: Your Guide to Colorful Nutrition

Teenage students are standing in the school hallway, all looking at news and social media on their phones.

Having Tough Conversations With Your Kids About the News

Melatonin: 5 Safety Tips for Kids and Teens

Melatonin: 5 Safety Tips for Kids and Teens

Tips for Needle Anxiety

Tips for Needle Anxiety

Summer Slide: Tips to Beat the Seasonal Academic Slump

Summer Slide: Tips to Beat the Seasonal Academic Slump

Talking to Kids About Death and Grief

Talking to Kids About Death and Grief

Which Cereals and Bars are Best for Kids?, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Which Cereals and Bars are Best for Kids?

Healthy Portion Size for Kids

Kids and Sleep, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Kids and Sleep: Why They Need Their Zzzzz’s

6 Sun Safety Tips: How Kids Can Have Fun in the Sun and Be Sun-Safe, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

6 Sun Safety Tips: How Kids Can Have Fun in

Boy sleeping in class needs back-to-school sleep schedule

Wake Up to a Back-to-School Sleep Schedule

Kids and Mobile Devices: 5 Ways Parents Can Take the Wheel, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Kids and Mobile Devices: 5 Ways Parents Can Take the

Teens

12 to 18 years

Mother and daughter sit together on a bed holding hands as they have a supportive conversation.

PCOS Is Now Called PMOS: What You Need to Know

A Touching Portrait of a Mother and Her Teenage Son Sharing a Warm Hug Outdoors, Highlighting Their Close and Loving Relationship.

The HPV Vaccine: Safety, Benefits, and Common Questions

Two little girls are having a water break on the running track at athletics club. One girl is standing with her hands on hips, the other is taking a big gulp of water from bottle.

Nutrition, Hydration, and Recovery Tips for Young Athletes

Teenage girl sitting on the floor and scrolling social media on a smartphone.

Tips for Navigating Social Media With Kids and Teens

young girl gamer sits at a computer with a Feel Free kratom drink

Feel Free Drinks and Kratom: Essential Information for Parents

Close up of a calm young man lying in a tanning bed and having protective glasses on his eyes to protect them from UV light

Skip the Bed, Save Your Skin: A Guide to Safer

Teen girl privately discussing symptoms with a female doctor

Adolescent Well Visits: A Safe Place for Teens to Be

Some Kids Turn to Social Media When They Worry: Does

Teens vaping high potency marijuana

What to Know About the Dangers of High Potency Marijuana

Is My Child Gambling? Signs Parents Should Look Out For

Is My Child Gambling? Signs Parents Should Look Out For

Vitamin D: An Important Role in Teen Health

Vitamin D: An Important Role in Teen Health

Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Made Some Teens’ Periods Irregular

Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Made Some Teens’ Periods Irregular

Young Adults

18 to 21 years

Let's Rethink How We Talk to Teens about Their Weight

Let’s Rethink How We Talk to Teens about Their Weight

Kids and ATVs: Ten Dos and Don'ts, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Kids and ATVs: Ten Dos and Don’ts

Teens, Young Adults Account for Half of New STD Cases, by Robyn Miller, MD, Powered by Nemours Children's Health System

Teens, Young Adults Account for Half of New STD Cases

young men showcasing healthy eating in college

Healthy Eating in College

Bridging the Gap Year: College ASAP or a Break?