Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's ...

Toddlers have mastered some language fluency and may "speak to learn," involving higher-level cognitive processing, while the development of verbal abilities may start earlier. The team also found ...

Nearly two million children in the UK are affected by early language delays. New research will examine whether noise in nurseries is a hidden factor. An estimated 1.9 million children across the UK ...

Baby talk isn’t just cute – it could play a vital role in helping infants learn the sounds of their language, new research from the University of the Sunshine Coast has found. A study, led by UniSC ...

Source: spass/bigstockphoto What happens when 40 percent of a generation cannot function effectively at school? Signs are emerging that this may happen with the children who were 0 to 6 years old ...

A recent study published in the journal Infancy found that babies’ ability to match speech to faces predicted their future language abilities. The study followed 103 children from age three months to ...

A collaboration of researchers from 20 nations has found that toddlers exceed recommended screen time limits, with television and smartphones being the most frequently used devices. Higher screen ...