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Milestones are steps, or behaviours that show the progress of development that is expected during a specific age range. Milestones include physical skills and the development of moving. thinking, emotions, language, and senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell).
Pediatric rehabilitation can help if your child is having challenges in areas of development.
Remember to talk to your healthcare providers for any questions or concerns that you have.
Free developmental webinars available
AHS is providing free online sessions for parents and caregivers about this topic. Check which one is right for you.
Learn how to help your child or youth in their development. Healthy Parents Healthy Children is a partner website where you can find information about your child’s milestones. Type in the word milestones into the search bar.
As your child grows and develops, they begin to learn how to do things for themselves. Grooming and hygiene, toileting, and sleep are key areas of development for your child. Pediatric rehabilitation can help if your child is having challenges in these areas of development.
Remember to talk to your healthcare providers for any questions or concerns that you have.
Grooming and Hygiene
Toileting
Sleep
Infants and toddlers
Child and Youth
Eating and swallowing are essential to growth and living a healthy life. Pediatric rehabilitation can help if your child is having challenges in this area of development.
Pediatric Eating and Swallowing is a partner website where you can find information about feeding disorders in children. Learn how you can help your child or youth to feed, eat, or drink safely and independently.
Talking and listening to your child helps them learn these skills. Pediatric rehabilitation can help if your child is having challenges in this area of development. Learn about how to help your child use speech sounds, speak smoothly, have a healthy voice as well as use and understand language.
Language
Literacy
Speech
Stuttering
Voice and Resonance
Your child’s hearing is an important part of their overall health and wellbeing. Pediatric rehabilitation can help if your child is having challenges with their hearing. Learn about how to help your child or youth in hearing health, screening or assessment, and managing any hearing loss.
Hearing health and conditions
Hearing screening and assessment
Management of Hearing Loss
Physical development includes skills such as rolling, sitting, moving, playing, and walking. Not all children are able to sit, walk, or run by themselves. These issues may be temporary or last for a longer time. Learn about how to help your child and about equipment to support sitting and moving such as walkers, wheelchairs, standing frames, braces, and supportive seating. Pediatric rehabilitation can help if your child is having challenges in these areas of development.
Health
Safety
As your child grows and develops, they begin to learn social skills, play, and how they interact with others. They learn to play and take part in games and activities by themselves and with others. These skills help your child become more independent as they get older.
Social Skills
Play and Recreation
As your child grows and develops, they begin to understand their emotions, feelings, and how to respond in different situations.
Pediatric rehabilitation can help if your child is having challenges in this area of development.
Infant and Toddler
Pediatric therapy services are offered throughout Alberta. Check out which ones are right for you.
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