All parents look for certain developmental milestones in their young children. From eating solid food to sitting up on their own to uttering their first word, all kids pass through a number of developmental stages as they experience early childhood. Here at DadLabs, we propose a few alternative child development stages that dads and moms should look for in their youngsters. Should the first milestone of language development be your child's first word, or first curse word? How about watching television on their own? Learn the impact these new milestones can have on your parenting experience. DadLabs Ep. 677 is brought to you by BabyBjorn.
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