Electronic Toys May Hinder Baby Language Development A new study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics says electronic toys for infants that produce lights and words were associated with decreased ...

An electronic toy is not a substitute for the face-to-face dialogue that children so desperately need for good language development. From Psychology Today: “There is no research showing that ...

A new electronic toy seems to be helping children with autism develop language skills. The toy uses a new method for teaching words to autistic children. A new electronic toy seems to be helping ...

Baby laptops, baby cell phones, talking farms — these are the whirring, whiz-bang toys of the moment, many of them marketed as tools to encourage babies’ language skills. But in the midst of ...

Sosa says she picked those toys "because they are advertised as language-promoters for babies ... She studies child development at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and thinks Sosa has put ...

Parents, take note! Playing with books and traditional toys such as wooden puzzles may be better for language development in kids than expensive electronic toys that produce words and songs ...

These gadgets – which were marketed as educational toys that promoted language development – were actually found to reduce verbal interactions between child and parent. While these ...

Playing with toy blocks may lead to improved language development in middle- and low-income children, according to a new study. Playing with toy blocks may lead to improved language development in ...

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As parents scramble to find the perfect gifts for their children this Christmas, new research suggests that electronic toys that light up, talk or play music might slow language development in ...