From cooing to complex sentences, a child’s first words are more than adorable—they’re powerful milestones in cognitive, ...

Alex Hodges spends significant time every day with her infant daughter doing what kids these days might call "yapping." "Maria can't watch you today because one of her kids is sick," Hodges begins one ...

What are developmental milestones? Are they something parents should pay attention to? What can you expect in the first year.

Research shows that musical rhythm helps babies recognize speech patterns, a key skill for early language learning. Singing, clapping, and playful music-making with your child can strengthen both ...

Why is language uniquely human? As mentioned in previous posts, chimpanzees can’t learn language because they can’t learn to name things. Only humans can. We’ve also argued that an infant’s ...

The AI program was way less cute than a real baby. But like a baby, it learned its first words by seeing objects and hearing words. Some ideas of language learning hold that humans are born with ...