Health
Make efforts to protect your hearing
About 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, but there are ways to preserve this important sense.
Mar 3, 2023
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News tagged with language development
Psychology & Psychiatry
Infant seating devices may reduce language exposure
When a parent needs to cook dinner or take a shower, often they will place their baby in a bouncy seat, swing, exersaucer, or similar seating device intended to protect the baby and grant a degree of independence to both ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Pediatrics
New study shows daily, consistent parental reading in the first year of life improves infants' language scores
Daily reading improved language development in infants 12 months and younger, according to a recent study by researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
Feb 14, 2023
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Pediatrics
Report: Misinformation, vaccine concerns contribute to low COVID-19 vaccination rate among children
A new report from Indiana University sociologist Jessica Calarco and Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Anderson sheds light on why the rate of COVID-19 vaccination among U.S. children is far lower than the rate of vaccination among ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research explores early predictors of children's language delays
In a new study led by Associate Professor Lynn Perry, researchers have found that the specific types of words children know first can be an early predictor of language difficulties.
Dec 9, 2022
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Pediatrics
Improving child development by monitoring noisy daycares
During some of their most formative years, many children go to day care centers outside their homes. While there, they require a supportive, healthy environment that includes meaningful speech and conversation. This hinges ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers describe how Broca's area of the brain helps children easily learn grammar
Anyone who has ever learned a foreign language knows how laborious it is to acquire vocabulary and grammar. In contrast, children acquire their first language seemingly effortlessly. By the age of four, many children are ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Neuroscience
Parents talk more to toddlers who talk back, study finds
Hummus. Chewbacca. Tofu. Belly button.
Dec 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
In utero exposure to flame retardants increases anxiety symptoms, new research finds
New research led by the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center sheds light on the connection between exposure to environmental toxins in utero and the later development of anxiety during ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Use of digital devices may affect children's language development
According to a study recently completed at the University of Helsinki, the amount of screen time is linked to language development in children. It was found that the more time preschool-aged children spend alone in front ...
Nov 9, 2022
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