Baby talk isn't just cute—it could play a vital role in helping infants learn the sounds of their language, new research from ...

When their newborn failed a hearing test, Quinn and Kai were distraught. Their pediatrician reassured them their baby was a candidate for a cochlear implant – an electronic device consisting of an ...

Amid the stress and disruption of the pandemic, parents and caregivers have had less time and energy to engage their babies and toddlers in conversation—and the lack of talk already shows in their ...

Researchers made a surprising discovery about infant language development. Babies recognize familiar voices and languages before they are even born Researchers stress that this discovery does not mean ...

A recent study published in the journal Infancy found that babies’ ability to match speech to faces predicted their future language abilities. The study followed 103 children from age three months to ...

An AI model using deep transfer learning—the most advanced form of machine learning—has predicted spoken language outcomes ...

Babies typically say their first words between 7–12 months of age. But all babies develop at different speeds. Many start talking later than average, and this is rarely a cause for concern. Health ...

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAW) - While kids naturally pick up the language around them, it is still a skill that needs to be learned. Parents and caregivers play a key role in developing speech and language ...

It may seem surprising that your tiny infant, who seems to do little more than eat, sleep and poop is, in fact, learning every waking minute. Babies are built for learning, and everything they see, ...