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The first three years of your child is the time of so many developments, growth and changes in your child's life. The second year of your child is very crucial for the development of speech, physical, brain and understanding skills. The second year of your baby's life offers more freedom for them. Let's check out what are the developments your toddler go through from 12 to 24 months of their age.

Physical growth:

1. Once your baby reaches his/her first birthday, s/he will be able to walk effortlessly without your assistance. However if they don't there is no need to worry about, development for every child varies. Over the next couple of weeks, the baby will catch up easily.
2. Your baby will also be able to run and walk up the stairs without extra effort. This is the time you need to be always around your kid to protect them once they fall.
3. Your child will grow about 3 in. to 5 in. and gain between 3 lb and 5 lb.

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Tom and Katie's sweetheart Suri Cruise is just 2 years old but she has a great fan following. The little angel shares the limelight along with her celebrity parents. "She's even more popular than her super famous parents," a source tells Star. "She has such a huge following that I'm surprised there isn't a Web site dedicated to her yet."

Mostly people are interested to know about the dress and sparkly Mary Jane shoes of Suri. It's not only letters, even her dresses are becoming trends among kids. She's "a major swag target," adds the source. "If Suri wears it out in public, it becomes a big seller, so designers are smart to flood her with their wares. She's the world's No. 1 fashion plate under 3!" Wow! Now this is known as the advantage of becoming daughter of renowned celebrities. But don't you think in the midst of lime light the small girl will somewhere losing her childhood innocence.

Look at her pictures. She looks adorably cute and her eyes are so magnetic.

(Source: starmagazine.com)

Flying with your toddler can be a wonderful experience or a miserable adventure, the choice is yours. A little bit of intelligent planning before your travel can gift your child a happy ride and everyone else as well.

1. Choose a non peak travel schedule if possible, as your child will be stress free in less crowd and so will you.
2. Try to take flight according to child's eating and sleeping schedule. It's a good idea to keep their schedule as normal as possible when flying.
3. If your child is used to of some comfort item like special blanket or any toy. Try to carry them along with you.
4. Pack your bag with lots of snacks and drinks for your baby. You never know flight can get delayed too.
5. Carry lots of activities that you baby love to play with. May be a video game or a music player. Children get bored very soon while sitting so you must have some interesting things to entertain them.
6. Before travelling do speak to your child. Try and explain them about the airport rules. Teach them how to behave during the security check and baggage screening. I know they are too small to understand all these technicalities but children learn very fast.

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Cute Suri Cruise, 2 years old, daughter of  Katie Homes and Tom Cruise does not get any interaction with other toddlers it has been said. Almost every day there are different shots of Suri with her mother.

Aren't Katie and Tom are not worried how lonely her daughter is! The little baby is locked in her $30.5 million Beverly Hills mansion surrounded by nannies and maids or at a Manhattan playground. Star Magazine reports on the rare occasions when she is around children her own age, Suri doesn't know how to act. "She does not interact well with them at all," reveals a source. "She doesn't like to share because she doesn't know how to - she never has anyone to share with!" Oh, how sad. But look at the photos she is a little cutie! By the way look at the security at the back holding the toys!!

(Source: starmagazine.com)

Foster care is a system by which a certified, stand-in parents, a social group or a government body provides safe, loving and nurturing homes for children and youth who are unable to be in their birth families because of a family crisis, physical, sexual or emotional abuse or neglect, substance abuse or parent/adolescent conflict.

Children come into care under the authority of The Child and Family Services Act either through a voluntary agreement between Social Services and the parents, or by an order of the court. The foster family's aim is to provide a stable, nurturing and supportive home environment that will encourage the growth and development of a child.

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As a new parent you may ask yourself how much sleep my child really need. Sleep deficiency can start with children? as young as a toddler. Lack of sleep or trouble sleeping can make it difficult for young children to concentrate and can cause them to have problems working and playing with peers. Children need a lot of sleep for proper development. How much sleep is enough? It all depends on your child's age. Most kids' sleep requirements fall within a predictable range of hours based on their age, but each child is a unique individual with distinct sleep needs. Here are some approximate numbers based on age, accompanied by age-appropriate pro-sleep tactics.

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Jaundice is a yellow color that can be seen in the skin, mucous membranes, or eyes. When red blood cells break down, bilirubin is released into the bloodstream. Jaundice is caused by a build-up of bilirubin in the blood. The liver changes bilirubin so that it can leave the body. Jaundice is very common in newborn babies. It is usually easy to spot because the baby's skin and whites of the eyes turn a yellow color. Babies become jaundiced when they have too much bilirubin in their blood. Jaundice usually is not a problem. But in rare cases, too much bilirubin in the blood can cause brain damage. This can lead to hearing loss, mental retardation, and behavior problems.

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In the midst of joy of having a baby mothers mostly ignore their fitness. Have you ever look into the mirror and saw your figure after pregnancy which you have maintained always by lots of hard efforts and exercises. Fortunately, there are some simple exercises that you can do to quickly reduce and eliminate this abdominal fat and keep your stomach looking good.

When should you start?

If you had a vaginal birth, you can start most regular activities again as soon as you feel comfortable. After a cesarean birth, exercise can be started when you're comfortable and have discussed your exercise plans with a physiotherapist, doctor or other health practitioner. Start slowly, and then gradually build up the length of exercise. If you have heavier and brighter bleeding after exercise, you need to slow down. If you feel pain while exercising, stop and rest.

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Down syndrome (DS), also called Trisomy 21, is a combination of physical abnormalities and mental retardation characterized by a genetic defect in chromosome pair 21. Down syndrome is the most common cause of mental retardation and malformation in a newborn. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British doctor who described the syndrome back in 1866.

The cause of Down syndrome was then discovered in 1959. Down syndrome is relatively well known, with distinctive characteristics such as mental retardation, distinguishing facial features, and other traits. In the United States, Down syndrome occurs in 1 in 800 live births, and approximately 6000 children are born with Down syndrome each year. About 85% of infants with Down syndrome survive 1 year, and 50% of people with Down syndrome live longer than 50 years.

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Once your child bites someone, you feel panic, embarrassment and horror. You do not know where to look or what to do! Why did this happen? Am l to blame? You ask yourself is something wrong with my child? Let me reassure you, biting is quite common among young children. It happens for different reasons with different children and under different circumstances.

Parents can do lots of things to help prevent and solve this problem. Before approaching to end the problem look at why it is happening. Due to their limited language and our limited "mind-reading" skills, we are unable to really know exactly what their thinking! Some developmental theorists suggest that biting may be a form of exploration, but as parents we can make some educated guesses.

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