Watching videos and TV negatively affects language development in toddlers. The corresponding study was published in Acta Paediatrica. While digital media may be useful for connecting with relatives ...

Two-year-olds in England watch television, videos or other digital content for an average of two hours each day, double the ...

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers say it may be possible to predict future language development outcomes in ...

If you’re a parent, you know that toddlers have a knack for soaking up everything around them—often to hilarious effect. A recent TikTok video by @savconsidine has gone viral, racking up over 5 ...

The Language and Cognition Lab in the Cognitive Science Department needs your help! We're currently recruiting children ages 17 months to 9 years to participate in studies on language development. Our ...

Playing with toy blocks may lead to improved language development in middle- and low-income children, according to a new study. Playing with toy blocks may lead to improved language development in ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - 98 percent of Americans own a smartphone, according to the Pew Research Center. With technology’s high prevalence in everyday life, it’s nearly impossible to prevent young ...

Some toddlers are little chatterboxes, and some are shy and barely speak at all. New research suggests that shy kids understand what is being said to them, but choose to clam up when it comes to ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates three per 1,000 babies are born with moderate to profound hearing loss. But thanks to newborn hearing screenings, deaf and hard of hearing infants can be ...

Despite the processing power of artificial intelligence systems, they remain far behind young children when it comes to acquiring language. A study published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences introduces ...

Toddlers with more developed language skills are better able to manage frustration and less likely to express anger by the time they're in preschool. That's the conclusion of a new longitudinal study ...