The science is clear: rich language exposure sets the foundation for success in school and life, including health. Early healthy brain development fuels Talk With Me Baby (TWMB), a groundbreaking ...

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 ...

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 ...

Infant language development encompasses a remarkable period in which the foundations for later language processing and comprehension are established. During this phase, infants exhibit a high degree ...

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 ...

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 ...

Infant language development is a fascinating journey filled with wonder and discovery. From the moment a baby is born, they begin to absorb the sights, sounds, and nuances of the world around them.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Even moderate background noise can affect how infants learn language at an early and crucial time of their development, according to new research from Purdue University. "This ...

BERLIN, GERMANY: The female sex hormone estradiol boosts language acquisition in two-month-old babies, said the University of Wurzburg on Friday. Scientists from the University of Wurzburg and the ...

Watch your tone, moms. A new study out of Germany reports a link between maternal postpartum blues and developmental delays in infants. But while the ripple effects of parental mental health on ...