Study Reveals that Infants Are Able to Learn During Sleep
You’ve probably heard of people learning different languages in their sleep by listening to an mp3 of recorded phrases and words, but did you know that babies can also learn while they are...
View ArticleCould Early Verbal Development Be Related to Early Drinking and Alcoholism?
Research now suggests that children who develop verbal and cognitive skills early could be more likely to engage in early exploration of alcohol in their adolescence.Keyword Tags: alcoholpostnatal...
View ArticleChildren Who Struggle with Reading May be Omega-3 Deficient
A deficiency of omega-3 fatty acids has been linked to various medical and developmental issues throughout the years.Keyword Tags: omega-3postnatal developmentheart diseaseadhdlanguage development
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Newborn and Baby: Month 6
YouIntimacy is an important part of the parent relationship, but your life has been all about baby for the last six months. That needs to change. Intimacy is difficult with work, life, baby and home,...
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Language Skills Improve When Parents Talk to Preemies
Parents of NICU preemies: those fragile and precious little darlings want to hear from you. They need to hear from you. A new study indicates the more words per hour a preemie hears in a neonatal...
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Human Touch Instrumental for Baby’s Language Development
Have you ever tickled a baby's tummy, wiggled its toes, caressed its cheek, touched its nose or chin without ever uttering a sound? Most people don't — can't? — stay silent when touching a baby. We...
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Differing Mother, Father Baby Talk Complements Child's Development
No matter what one’s native language is, everyone’s first language is baby talk. Babies pick up on the sounds other people make almost from birth and within months recognize and respond to various...
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Baby Talk Improves Baby's Brain Power
A baby’s first word is a milestone parents remember forever. It takes a lot of work to get a fresh new body coordinated enough to put the muscles, the sounds, the motions, and the thinking together to...
View ArticleToddler Communication Skills: 2 to 4 years
Toddler Communication Skills: 2 to 4 years Keyword Tags: developmentbrain developmentlanguage development
View ArticleIs Your Baby a Lefty or a Righty?
Though you might notice your baby using one specific hand more as he nears his first birthday, there is no telling whether he is a lefty or a righty until he turns two or three.Keyword Tags: brain...
View ArticleBreastfed Children Less Likely to Stutter
My friend’s twins both developed a stutter around first and second grade. This is isn’t an uncommon development for twins and it can be quite easily treated with speech therapy.Keyword Tags:...
View ArticleEarly Speech Development in Infants
Language development is something nearly all parents focus on strongly during their babies’ development. Anticipating first words and first ability to truly communicate desires is something shared...
View ArticleWhen To Start Watching What You Say
As I was thinking about language development in infants recently, I concluded that babies should be spoken to as adults so that they get an accurate sense of their parents’ language early on.Keyword...
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Children’s Literacy Associated with Iodine Deficiency in Womb
Insufficient iodine levels during fetal development may be associated with literacy problems in childhood, claim researchers from the University of Tasmania. According to the study published in the...
View ArticleReading With Your Children vs. Reading to Them
My favorite time of the day was always during school hours, and not just because I loved to learn. Sometimes, simply reading to your children is not enough to give them the pre-reading skills they need...
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