Don't use baby talk with babies and toddlers. Instead, caregivers are often encouraged to speak properly and use adultlike language, out of concern that simplified speech could confuse children or ...

Post by Izzy Ford, Jenna Leadbeater, and Dr. Roberta Michnick Golinkoff Here come the holidays, and the toy industry is revving up with AI chatbots built into stuffed animals and mini robots. These ...

Screen time permeates the lives of toddlers and preschoolers. For many young children, their exposure includes both direct viewing, such as watching a TV show, and indirect viewing, such as when media ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A new research study shows having conversations with infants and toddlers will eventually help their reading skills. The study was done by the nonprofit research organization LENA and ...

Toddlers learn many of their early language skills through mimicry, copying what they hear. It should not surprise parents when a toddler calls them by their first name or a familiar nickname. If a ...