How often babies babble while making eye contact is the best predictor of how many words they will use as a toddler, a new study by the University of Sheffield has found.
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A typical child plays many roles, such as friend, neighbor, son or daughter. Simply reminding children of that fact can lead to better problem-solving and more flexible thinking, finds new research from Duke University.
Jul 2, 2019
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Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Apr 2, 2019
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Preschoolers' ability to regulate their attention, behavior and emotions has been linked with their capacity to cope with difficult situations and thrive in the classroom. But most research into how children develop these ...
Mar 1, 2019
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The advantages of growing up in a bilingual home can start as early as six months of age, according to new research led by York University's Faculty of Health. In the study, infants who are exposed to more than one language ...
Jan 30, 2019
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A research study of newborn babies has revealed that humans are born with the innate skills needed to pick out words from language.
Jan 29, 2019
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A new Northwestern University study provides strong and consistent evidence of bias at the intersection of race and gender in 4-year-old children. The researchers examined 4-year-old children's responses to images of other ...
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Stressful or traumatic experiences occurring in a child's earliest years—birth to age 5—have been linked to reduced hippocampal volume in adolescence, according to a new Vanderbilt University report published in Developmental ...
Dec 20, 2018
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Being able to voluntarily regulate our attention is crucial for mental processes such as intelligence and learning in children. Therefore, a group of researchers from the University of Granada, Spain (UGR) have carried out ...
Dec 12, 2018
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When it comes to helping infants learn to talk, it's not just how much parents say, but how they say it.
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