For parents and professionals who want to go deeper, we have organized our research for easy access under how children think, feel, and learn. We also invite you to visit our developmental timeline called 5 Ways a Child Grows. This will give you a look at typical development by age group. Remember, every child grows and develops in their own way and this chart should be used only as a benchmark for development.  more >>
 

Every parent wants to know if they are doing the right things for their children. But how do you know what they need or what is good for them? After all, kids don't come with instruction manuals! So where do you go for information you can trust? We hope Parenting Counts is your answer. If you would like to receive a monthly email newsletter with the latest information about successful parenting, we hope you will log onto our website to sign up to become a Parenting Counts parent.  more >>
 

Talaris Institute, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 2000. Our mission is to promote successful parenting by making research-based information about raising socially and emotionally healthy children, birth to five, accessible to parents and caregivers through the Parenting Counts family of educational materials.
 

 

 
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