Maybe you’ve noticed it at a recent playdate: while other little ones are chattering away, your sweet babe is quieter, using fewer words, or communicating differently. Comparison and panic can creep ...

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 ...

The moment your baby utters those first magical words is a milestone every parent eagerly awaits. But what happens when those words don’t come on schedule? Or when your toddler’s vocabulary grows at a ...

It is reported that the advice is likely to suggest using screens as part of an activity like storytime or with educational ...

This piece is part of Scientific American's column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. My son Grayson was about two and a half years old when his preschool teacher called me. A child ...

Once your toddler starts to talk the fun can begin – learning to talk is one of life's great games Your child will still use gestures, body language and facial expressions to communicate, and you may ...

The language development of a young child can be a fascinating process to observe. Children generally begin saying their first words around the time they turn one year old. Within another six months, ...

A new observational study confirms a gut feeling many parents likely already possess: When it comes to learning, technology is no replacement for human interaction. Researchers from the Cohen Children ...

DETROIT (WWJ) --For years experts have advised against television viewing for babies and very young toddlers. Now we have handheld electronic devices to contend with. So can using one of these devices ...

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 ...