Children learn to understand language and to speak largely independently of cognitive functions like spatial awareness, working (short-term) memory and perception (interpreting and organizing sensory ...

Bilingual children from low-income homes are at greater risk of falling behind their peers in developing the appropriate language skills for their age group, leading to poorer academic achievement ...

Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when ...

A new study finds that children in families who spend a lot of time in front of a screen have weaker language skills. And video games had the biggest negative effect on vocabulary, say scientists.

Scientists are taking a more detailed look at how children's language development is influenced by the number of people in their households, evaluating the impact of the adult-to-child ratio within ...

This press release is available in French. Montreal, February 28, 2012 - We depend on a barrage of standardized tests to assess everything from aptitude to intelligence. But do they provide an ...

Too much screen time could be affecting your child's language development. The American Academy for Pediatrics advises children be kept away from screens until they are 18 months old and should only ...

When I was a child, I became accustomed to ear infections. At least once a year, I would feel the telltale symptoms: pressure, the uncanny feeling of being underwater when I tried to swallow, and ...

Source: spass/bigstockphoto What happens when 40 percent of a generation cannot function effectively at school? Signs are emerging that this may happen with the children who were 0 to 6 years old ...

When dads are stressed-out about parenting, it may take a toll on their toddlers' development, a new study suggests. The study, of more than 730 families, found that when fathers had high levels of ...