To investigate, the team measured brain responses in four-month-old and nine-month-old infants, as well as adults, when they heard vowel sounds spoken in IDS and in adult-directed speech, which is the ...

When we see a baby it’s so natural to change the tone of our voice, use shorter sentences, repeat words, stretch out vowels, and use a sing-song voice. But did you know speaking to your baby this way ...

June 12 -- — Babies learn to speak the same way that some birds learn how to sing. Infants don't learn to speak just by imitating the sounds of older humans in their midst, according to new research.

You may not realize this, but your newborn is a linguistic dynamo waiting to happen. Babies can distinguish 800 language sounds, which means they are primed to learn several languages — at the same ...

There are some milestones that strike like a lightning bolt in early childhood. As a parent, you remember the first smile, the first step, and the first word. But talking, really talking – it sneaks ...

With a new baby, it is a rite of passage for parents to worry about their adequacy as role models in the face of raising another human. How to keep them safe, what to feed them, and how to educate ...