Toddlers enjoy a ride in a bed-swing in the outdoor area of the Kathinka-Platzhoff-Stiftung Kindergarten (Kathinka-Platzhoff-foundation kindergarden) in Hanau, 30km (18 miles) south of Frankfurt, July ...

WASHINGTON – It’s called the “word spurt,” that magical time when a toddler’s vocabulary explodes, seemingly overnight. New research offers a decidedly unmagical explanation: Babies start really ...

(Reuters Health) - Toddlers who spend a lot of time in a noisy environment may have a harder time learning to speak, a small study suggests. That’s because background noise – especially the kind that ...

Part of a child’s early language development involves echoing back the words you say, which is why generations of new parents have stood before their baby and said something to the effect of, “Mama?