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Are you a parent or teacher frustrated that the children in your life can't seem to pay attention when you're trying to teach them something? You don't need to be, say psychologists at the University of Toronto.
Jan 16, 2025
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For parents, caregivers and teachers, it's often tempting to base our thinking on a child's development around what we understand as "normal." Much of the time we do this without thinking, describing a child as "doing well" ...
Dec 25, 2024
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A new study by developmental scientists at Northwestern University provides new insight into a hallmark of human communication: our flexibility to use nonlinguistic signals to serve our communication needs.
Dec 19, 2024
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The soft, gentle murmurs of a baby's first expressions, like little whispers of joy and wonder to doting parents, are actually signs that the baby's heart is working rhythmically in concert with developing speech.
Dec 17, 2024
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A unique study has thrown new light on how young children begin to understand the meaning of words. The findings by the researchers from the University of Manchester are published in the journal Child Development.
Nov 4, 2024
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Professor Carri Westgarth, Chair in Human and Animal Interaction, University of Liverpool is an author of a recently published article in BMC Pediatrics on companion animals and child development outcomes.
Oct 10, 2024
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Sharing a book with your baby will build her vocabulary fast, but time with screens likely won't, Norwegian researchers report.
Oct 3, 2024
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Screens have become ubiquitous in our daily lives—which means they've also become part of children's lives too. So what effect does this have on children's developing brains, especially critical language skills? To understand ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Infants less than 1 year old can combine simple concepts into complex ideas, showing that creativity begins in babyhood. According to new research at the University of Birmingham, in the U.K., and Central European University ...
Jul 10, 2024
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A study by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Edinburgh has revealed how parents naturally adapt their speech patterns to match the language proficiency of their children.
Jul 9, 2024
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