Early Childhood Development

Learn more about early childhood development

Treatment for a serious childhood disease may delay when children reach certain milestones. Learn more about how having a serious illness and going through treatment may affect your young child’s early childhood development.

Early childhood milestones

Language milestones

Featured resources

A St. Jude Kids Coloring Book: Riley Takes Medicine
Riley Takes Medicine is a health education coloring book.
Child-Friendly Definitions
Explaining cancer to children can be challenging. This list of words provides child-friendly definitions to commonly used words about cancer diagnosis and treatment.
For Parents and Caregivers
Caring for a child with a serious disease can be challenging. Find resources to support physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.