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A Child’s Development

Parents and caregivers like to know as much as they can about how a child is growing and developing. The list of website links on this page provide information about typical child development.

Identifying Concerns About A Child’s Development

While we know that each child develops at his/her own pace and that the range of ‘typical’ development for each stage is quite wide, sometimes parents and/or caregivers have concerns that there are issues in a particular child’s development.

If you have these concerns, the following resources will help you with your questions:

• Your Family Physician
• Public Health Nurse – North Delta 604-507-5400 / South Delta 604 952-3550
• Reach Child and Youth Development Society 604 946-6622
• The Centre for Child Development 604 584-1361

Links

• For Parents: www.caringforkids.cps.ca
• For Caregivers/Service Providers: www.cps.ca
• For Family Resources: www.earlyinterventioncanada.com
• HealthLink BC:
www.bchealthguide.org/kbase/topic/special/hw251065/sec1.htm