The benefits of object play (blocks, puzzles, cars, dolls and so on) for infant learning and development are well documented. However, nearly nothing is known about how natural play unfolds in the ...

New research shows baby babbling changes the way parents speak to their infants, suggesting that infants are shaping their own learning environments. New research shows baby babbling changes the way ...

Languages differ in the sounds they use. The Japanese language, for example, does not distinguish between "r" and "l" sounds as in "rock" versus "lock." Remarkably, infants become attuned to the ...

Languages differ in the sounds they use. The Japanese language, for example, does not distinguish between 'r' and 'l' sounds as in 'rock' versus 'lock.' Remarkably, infants become attuned to the ...

One of the most amazing phenomena in young children learning a language is how well and how fast they learn new words. There comes a time in their development when we, adults, can hardly keep up with ...