Tag: infants

Infants Capable of Complex Language Processing

A new study published in Cognition suggests that infants may have more advanced linguistic understanding than previously believed. Conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the Hebrew University of...
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Study Links Toddler’s Screen Time to Slower Speech Development

In recent years, young children and toddlers have been increasingly exposed to handheld devices. It’s become commonplace to see babies playing games on tablets, smartphones, and other technological devices, rather than with wooden blocks...
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Infants, Words, and Income

Bjorn Carey reports on research showing that two-year-old children of lower-income families may already be six months behind in language development Fifty years of research have revealed the sad truth that the children of lower-income,...
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