CDC's Milestone Tracker vs Path

Milestones matter! Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use checklists; get tips from CDC to support your child’s development; and find out what to do if you ever have concerns about your child's development. From birth to age 5, your child should reach milestones in how he or she plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves. Photos and videos in this app illustrate each milestone and make tracking them for your child easy and fun! Spanish photos and videos are coming soon! Features: • Add a Child – enter personalized information about your child or multiple children • Milestone Tracker – track your child’s development by looking for important milestones using an interactive checklist • Milestone Photos and Videos – know what each milestone looks like so that you can better identify them in your own child. • Tips and Activities – support your child’s development at every age • When to Act Early – know when it’s time to “act early” and talk with your child’s doctor about developmental concerns • Appointments – keep track of your child’s doctors’ appointments and get reminders about recommended developmental screenings • Milestone Summary – get a summary of your child’s milestones to view, and share with or email to your child’s doctor and other important care providers For more information and free tools to help you track your child’s milestones, visit www.cdc.gov/ActEarly. *This milestone checklist is not a substitute for a standardized, validated developmental screening tool. These developmental milestones show what most children (75% or more) can do by each age. Subject matter experts selected these milestones based on available data and expert consensus. CDC does not collect or share any personal information that can be used to identify you or your child.

Parenting can feel overwhelming with so much to manage, but Path: Child Development is here as your all-in-one companion. Whether you're managing your little one's daily routine or checking in on their developmental progress, Path offers guidance to give you confidence and help make parenting easier. With developmental delays becoming more common, Path was created to help you identify concerns early and provide the support necessary to keep your child on track. Research shows that early intervention gives children the best chance to reach their milestones and thrive. Beyond catching up, Path helps you optimize your child's development by deepening your understanding and offering ways to actively support their growth. Keep up with your little one's daily routine with our Baby Tracker: - Nursing - Breast Milk Feeds and Storage - Formula Feeds - Pumping - Sleep - Diaper Changes - Tummy Time - New Words - Doctor Visits - Illnesses - Growth Measurements Achieve every milestone with our Development Tracker and Daily Activities, built by experts in neuroscience. - Guide your child's developmental journey by tracking over 110 developmental milestones. - Enjoy hundreds of fun daily activities chosen each day based on your child's unique development progress. - Learn about each individual milestone with our milestone overviews and in depth discussions. - Track your child's developmental progress to ensure they are achieving their milestones on time. - Get notified any time a developmental delay is detected. Privately share precious Memories with family and friends. - Save your favorite photos of your child to their memories album. - Share memories with your loved ones. Control who can view and upload memories. - Add family members, friends, and caretakers to post memories so you never miss a moment. - Download memories directly into your photos app. Never miss a moment and keep those you love up to date. - Add family members and caretakers to your child's Path profile. - Control what features shared users can access, update, and edit. - Check in on your little one's day while they are with caretakers or other family members.
 Log each new food with our Food Diary. - Give your child a healthy and balanced diet, with over 140 foods to try. - Mark each food as safe or if they have an allergy. - Keep track of which foods they enjoyed. - Add a memory of your child trying each food for the first time. - Let caretakers access their food diary to see which foods are safe. Additional Parenting Resources - Our “what to know” guides help prepare you for each new stage from 0-24 months. - Future article releases focused on different aspects of development.
 Childhood developmental delays have been steadily increasing and the CDC estimates that up to 1 in 6 children between the age of 3 and 17 have a developmental delay. These delays, if left untreated, may interfere with their daily lives all the way into adulthood. We are passionate about bringing awareness to this growing issue and helping parents take action to better their children’s lives. The science shows us that the earlier a developmental delay is caught and is treated, the better the outcome. This is our first step to help address this problem and our goal is to continue to provide more support and resources for parents.