A recent study published in the journal Infancy found that babies’ ability to match speech to faces predicted their future language abilities. The study followed 103 children from age three months to ...

Ms. Rachel has saved the sanity of parents by teaching ABCs, 123s and first words with her baby learning videos on YouTube. In real life, Ms. Rachel is Rachel Griffin-Accurso. A New York teacher and ...

Mothers tend to speak less to infants when they're on their smartphones, a new study finds. Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, researchers found. Shorter 1- ...

Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level of this ...

A new study reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver's motivations for exposing them to digital media could also lessen the impact.

Mothers' smartphone usage may actually be detrimental to the language development of newborns, according to new research. Researchers at the University of Texas found that mothers speak 16% less to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Not knowing what your baby wants or needs can be incredibly overwhelming.

Ever wish your baby could just tell you what they want? If you follow the Dunstan Baby Language theory, they might actually be trying to — but you'll have to decode their cries to understand them.

DALLAS (SMU) – A new study from SMU psychologist Sarah Kucker and colleagues reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver’s motivations ...