Back and Forth Exchanges Boost Children’s Brain Response to Language
Engaging young children in conversation helps boost language development, researchers report.... Read More...
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Acetaminophen Used During Pregnancy Associated with Elevated Rate of Language Delay in Girls
Researchers have discovered an elevated rate of language delay in 30 month old girls born to mothers who took the pain killer acetaminophen during pregnancy. The delay, however, was not witnessed in boys.... Read More...
Music Training Changes Children’s Brain Structure and Boosts Decision Making Network
In as little as two years of learning, music can change the structure of the brain's white matter and boost networks implicated in decision making in children, USC researchers report.... Read More...
How Infant Directed Speech Shapes Your Child’s Development
Babytalk not only provides a baby with comfort and encouragement, it can also help facilitate early language development, a new study reports.... Read More...
Bilingual Children Are Better at Recognizing Voices
According to researchers, bilingual children perform better at voice recognition and processing than monolingual children.... Read More...
How Much TV Is Too Much For the Developing Brain?
Poor language skills associated with watching TV for more than three hours a day in 11 year olds, researchers say.... Read More...
Two Languages Develop Simultaneously, But Independently, In Bilingual Children
Study shows languages develop on their own, independent course and the rates reflect the quality of exposure to each language.... Read More...
Interaction During Reading Helps Develop Kids’ Language Skills
Interacting with your child while you read to them can help boost language skills in toddlers, a new study reports.... Read More...
Toddlers With Poor Language Skills Fall Behind in Play
Researchers report two year old children with poor language skills fare worse that their peers at play and often fall behind socially.... Read More...
Babies’ Babbles Reflect Their Own Involvement in Language Development
A baby's repetitive babbling is influenced by the infant's ability to hear itself.... Read More...
Hold the Teethers: Babies Need Free Tongue Movement to Decipher Speech Sounds
A new study finds a surprising link between an infant's oral motor movements and auditory speech perception.... Read More...
The Benefits of Word Repetition for Infants
According to a new study, toddlers have larger vocabularies when their parents repeat words to them at 7 months old.... Read More...