October 9, 2012 — Maternal depression and its treatment can change the timing of language development in infants, new research shows. Janet Werker, PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, ...

Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with babies and toddlers. Instead, caregivers are often encouraged ...

A new study coming from researchers with the Society for Research in Child Development found parents' smartphone usage could impact an infant's language development. The study was completed with a ...

Co-authored by Camila Alviar, Ph.D. and Miriam Lense, Ph.D. Infants all over the world become masters of the language their community speaks within the first 3 years of life, a surprisingly short time ...

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How does speech from other children influence an infant’s ability to learn language? Federica Bulgarelli, assistant professor in the departments of Learning and Instruction and Psychology, has been ...

Those of you who have young infants will be familiar with the babbling sounds they like to make. But how do you respond? A new study from The University of Iowa and Indiana University suggests that ...

Despite marketing claims, parents who want to give their infants a boost in learning language probably should limit the amount of time they expose their children to DVDs and videos such as “Baby ...

Despite marketing claims, parents who want to give their infants a boost in learning language probably should limit the amount of time they expose their children to DVDs and videos such as "Baby ...