A Child’s Touch Highlights the Powerful Role of Language and Music in Infant Brain Development with New Educational Blog Post ...

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the first 3 years of a child's life, according to research presented at the ...

For decades, language barriers have hindered researchers’ ability to assess child-caregiver relationships in refugee populations — an important component in designing and implementing interventions ...

Twins produce fewer gestures and gesture to fewer objects than other children. Language use also lags for twins, and language -- but not gesture -- is also affected by sex, with girls performing ...

That’s a question parents, pediatricians, educators, and caregivers ask over and over again as children grow and change. To help answer this important question, child development experts have created ...