Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level of this ...

It may seem surprising that your tiny infant, who seems to do little more than eat, sleep and poop is, in fact, learning every waking minute. Babies are built for learning, and everything they see, ...

Amid the stress and disruption of the pandemic, parents and caregivers have had less time and energy to engage their babies and toddlers in conversation—and the lack of talk already shows in their ...

Infants born during the pandemic produced significantly fewer vocalizations and had less verbal back-and-forth with their caretakers compared to those born before COVID, according to independent ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. “CAN YOU SAY MAMA? Or dada? Wave bye-bye!” If you’ve spent any ...

Researchers made a surprising discovery about infant language development. Babies recognize familiar voices and languages before they are even born Researchers stress that this discovery does not mean ...

Playing recordings of a mother’s voice to premature babies may help their brains mature faster, according to the first randomised-controlled trial of this simple intervention. This approach could ...

When we read, it's very easy for us to tell individual words apart: In written language, spaces are used to separate words from one another. But this is not the case with spoken language – speech is a ...

Think babies are just little clueless humans? A remarkable new study published by Developmental Science shows that 4-month-old babies are already able to distinguish between languages by simply ...

As most parents of small children will reluctantly admit, nothing can occupy a child quite like television. Unfortunately, the scientific evidence suggests that using the boob tube as a babysitter has ...

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Did you know that animal sounds can be crucial to ...