NEW YORK -- It's almost automatic: You see a baby and you just go into baby-talk mode. Hearing the sound of a human voice may get a baby's brain working, new research suggests - helping them practice ...

If you are pregnant and live in a city, you might already be worried about the air you breathe. Now, a new study gives you a ...

A collection of films and articles all about the science behind your baby's early development and language learning.

While your infant is unlikely to speak intelligibly before their first birthday, it's never too soon to build the foundations for verbal development. And, the beauty is, it's as easy as talking to ...

When we read, it's very easy for us to tell individual words apart: In written language, spaces are used to separate words from one another. But this is not the case with spoken language – speech is a ...

Baby talk” gets a bad rap, but it’s actually one of the most powerful tools for helping children learn language.

Your baby will hit many milestones in the first year, including recognizing their own name. This milestone in language development usually comes sometime between 4 and 9 months. But not all babies, ...