"Early language development in children is known as a predictor for cognitive function later in life, such as attention, memory and learning, so we want to investigate whether prenatal cortisol ...

Chronic ear infections could delay a child’s language development, new research suggests. University of Florida researchers launched a study about how the common childhood infection could impact ...

John Spencer receives funding from the US National Institutes of Health. Talking to your baby or toddler shapes the structure of their brain, my colleagues and I have discovered. For the study, which ...

Since their launch in 2007, smartphones have become a pervasive part of everyday life that influences interactions between parents and children. Research indicates that while parents typically use ...

A new study finds the value of using 'parentese,' an exaggerated speaking style that conveys total engagement with a child. Used in virtually all of the world's languages, parentese is a speaking ...

New research pinpoints how young children quickly learn language, opening new paths to leverage for machine learning. Small children learn language at a pace far faster than teenagers or adults. One ...

A study examines how parental speaking style influences language development in infants. Across cultures, adults often use "parentese," a speaking style characterized by exaggerated intonation, high ...

Cognitive and computer scientists at the University of Toronto, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies have found child language development and the ...

For young children, the pandemic comes at a crucial time for developing skills important for empathy, safety and more – a phase that some parents worry will be impaired by mask-wearing. “There are ...