When their newborn failed a hearing test, Quinn and Kai were distraught. Their pediatrician reassured them their baby was a candidate for a cochlear implant – an electronic device consisting of an ...

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Parenting is full of moments that make us laugh, cry, and sometimes wonder, What just happened? For one mom, a seemingly ordinary playtime moment with her baby turned into a viral sensation that left ...

When we read, it's very easy for us to tell individual words apart: In written language, spaces are used to separate words from one another. But this is not the case with spoken language – speech is a ...

(CNN) -- "Goo goo ga ga? Are wu my widdle baby?" If your idea of "baby talk" makes you throw up in your mouth a little, then it's time to get educated. True baby talk, which a new study shows can ...

Baby talk isn't just cute—it could play a vital role in helping infants learn the sounds of their language, new research from ...

Language and conversation is our lifeblood. And that’s even true, scientists say, if one of the “speakers” may not have fully developed language skills. Led by Dr. Betty Vohr, a professor of ...

As most parents of small children will reluctantly admit, nothing can occupy a child quite like television. Unfortunately, the scientific evidence suggests that using the boob tube as a babysitter has ...

Talking to your baby may be the best thing you can do to foster language development, with one caveat-make sure your child is talking back to you. Whether it’s just the baby sound of “ga” or a ...

Blowing raspberries is not just a funny thing babies do. It’s a precursor to language development. From pointing and poking to touching, crawling, walking, and babbling, babies do a lot of fun and ...

(CNN) — “Goo goo ga ga? Are wu my widdle baby?” If your idea of “baby talk” makes you throw up in your mouth a little, then it’s time to get educated. True baby talk, which a new study shows can boost ...