Behaviour and development

Can You Spoil a Baby?

Carrying and responding to your baby will not make her fussier

Baby Talk

How baby's learn language

Near-term Babies

What you need to know if your baby arrives a few weeks early

Learning to Crawl

Tummy time develops skills babies need to learn to crawl

Baby's First Year

A guide to your baby's first 12 months

Nursing Strikes

What to do when baby refuses the breast

Playing With Your Baby

Why it’s important to interact with little ones

Growth Charts Grow Up

The World Health Organization has come up with new standards for infant growth. Here's what they mean to you and your baby

The Solemn Baby

It's important not to take a baby's aloofness personally

Is my baby ready... Development

Expert answers to your most common developmental questions

Old Advice You Can Ignore

The real goods on standard baby wisdom

Simply Fun

The importance of play

First-year Milestones

Parents, start your camcorders: Here's what your baby will be up to before his first birthday

The High-Need Baby Grows Up

What happens — and how to help — as your intense newborn gets older

Sibling Squabbles

Today's Parent readers share the best ways to cool sibling conflict

Amazing Newborns

Babies are born with some remarkable abilities. Here are 10 to marvel at

Distracted Baby

How to keep your baby focused on feeding

The Great Pacifier Debate

Soothers may calm babies, but they stress out parents. All your questions answered

Food Jags and Temper Tantrums

Why babies do what they do

Water World

Everyday ways for your little one to experience water