Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with babies and toddlers. Instead, caregivers are often encouraged to speak properly and use adultlike language, out of concern that simplified ...

Post by Izzy Ford, Jenna Leadbeater, and Dr. Roberta Michnick Golinkoff Here come the holidays, and the toy industry is revving up with AI chatbots built into stuffed animals and mini robots. These ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A new research study shows having conversations with infants and toddlers will eventually help their reading skills. The study was done by the nonprofit research organization LENA and ...

Screen time permeates the lives of toddlers and preschoolers. For many young children, their exposure includes both direct viewing, such as watching a TV show, and indirect viewing, such as when media ...

Nineteen-month-old toddlers already use natural logical thinking, even before they learn to speak, to deal with uncertainties about the world. This natural logic contributes to their learning process, ...