It’s the moment that every parent waits for...when your cooing and babbling babe can finally (finally!) communicate with you. Not only is it adorable to hear those first words, but it also means that ...

A speech and language therapist explains what’s typical, when to worry, and how parents can support speech development at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Judging by the intense conversation her little girl begins having with the empty air, however, it seems they might not have been ...

Toddlers develop speech at their own pace, and while there are general guidelines to follow, each child will progress differently. When it comes to toddlers and their speech development, parents are ...

If you talk with your toddler, it may make them smarter later in life. In fact, they could have a higher IQ score. Researchers studied children between 18 months and 2 years of age. The children ...

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

A toddler’s first years are paved with milestones — the first smile, the first step and perhaps most importantly, the first word — all indicators of how well an infant is developing. But the latest ...

Melanie Soderstrom is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Michael C.

Feb. 8 (UPI) --A new study finds toddlers' attention to high-pitched, sing-song speech -- or "baby talk" -- could provide an early diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder. The study, ...