That explains the booming industry in talking electronic toys that claim to help kids learn language. The study focused on roughly two-dozen children between the ages of 10 and 16 months old.

The Amazon Echo is a device people love to play with, but it's not much of a toy for the kids. These holiday items however are toys first, but are also voice-activated to make playtime interactive.

Now, those Talking Friends Superstars – you know, Talking Tom and Talking Ginger, and the like – have a plush toy that can interact with apps or with other plush toys from the collection.

Just because a toy's packaging says it's educational doesn't make it so. That's the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatricsthat found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the ...

Just because a toy's packaging says it's educational doesn't make it so. That's the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatrics that found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the way ...

New research says some "educational" toys for infants actually get in the way of learning. Listen Share by Cory Turner Jan, 11 2016 (All Things Considered) ...

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New research says some "educational" toys for infants actually get in the way of learning. The Trouble With Talking Toys The Trouble With Talking Toys The Trouble With Talking Toys Just because a ...

Just because a toy's packaging says it's educational doesn't make it so. That's the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatricsthat found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the ...

Just because a toy's packaging says it's educational doesn't make it so. That's the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatricsthat found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the ...

Turns out, the toys you buy your kids can affect how well they learn language, but maybe not in the way you think. Ask a Scientist: Are Blocks, Books, or Talking Toys Best for Learning Language?