Language acquisition in early childhood represents a fundamental aspect of human cognitive development, where children rapidly transform acoustic signals into a rich, structured linguistic system.

Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's ...

Roughly one in ten babies worldwide is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy – a birth considered preterm. These infants are biologically less mature at birth and face a higher risk of developmental ...

New screening tools in child health care are effective in identifying early language and communication difficulties in children. This is shown by two studies based on more than 6,000 children. New ...

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the first 3 years of a child's life, according to research presented at the ...

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to ...

Early Learning Gets a Creative Boost Parents often wonder: is music just a fun extra or is it truly essential for children?

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 ...

Hearing a mother’s voice helps premature babies’ brains grow faster and develop stronger language connections.

Friday morning, state leaders gathered at the Sandia Early Childhood Development Center for its grand opening. The center is ...