New device measures whether you're speaking enough words a day to your baby. April 22, 2008 — -- Parents worry about everything when it comes to babies: Is the infant sleeping enough, eating ...

Baby talk might sound silly to outsiders, but it’s actually a great way to build your little one’s language skills, according to a new study. Children who heard words such as “bunny” or “choo-choo” ...

In 2005, Deb Roy installed cameras on the ceilings of the rooms in his house. From above, these cameras captured everything that happened in Roy’s home: Everybody who came and went, every movement, ...

Jane Herbert has received funding for these projects: 2012-15: Does promoting parents’ engagement with their infants benefit language development?” Nuffield Foundation (approx. £200,000). D Matthews ...

The Notre Dame Robinson Community Learning Center has been awarded a $500,000 grant to expand their Talk to Your Baby Program. The Robinson Center was selected as the recipient of the Early Years ...

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language. By Carl Zimmer If you’ve ever cooed at a baby, ...