Hsiao-Ching Chou

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Hsiao-Ching Chou is a partner at Suzuki + Chou Communimedia, where she serves as a senior consultant in communications. For nearly eight years prior, she was the award-winning food editor at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper. She and her television producer husband live in Seattle with their daughter, who was born in October 2006.

  

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Motor Development: Top 10 Red Flags

April 28, 8:25 PM
by Hsiao-Ching Chou, Parenting Examiner
 
 
This just in from BabyCenter:

Toddlers acquire motor skills in a predictable sequence: First they walk, then run and climb, then jump with both feet. But while the sequence may be consistent, the rate at which children develop can vary hugely. And when a toddler seems to be late on a particular milestone such as walking or talking, it can be difficult to tell whether the problem is just an individual quirk or a true motor development problem. Read more.

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