If you’re a new parent, or perhaps someone in the family or a babysitter who’s had an 8-month old plopped in front of you to entertain, it’s not unreasonable that even in 2025, you want to avoid the ...

This can happen as early as 9 months and as late as 18 months ... but so too is there a tinge of sadness: Your baby is moving on, farther and farther from you, less dependent on you, becoming ...