A new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders suggests that the ability to comprehend complex ...

Cognitive and computer scientists at the University of Toronto, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies have found child language development and the ...

Twins produce fewer gestures and gesture to fewer objects than other children. Language use also lags for twins, and language -- but not gesture -- is also affected by sex, with girls performing ...

An AI model using deep transfer learning—the most advanced form of machine learning—has predicted spoken language outcomes ...

New research pinpoints how young children quickly learn language, opening new paths to leverage for machine learning. Small children learn language at a pace far faster than teenagers or adults. One ...

Around a child’s first birthday, parents and caregivers can often start noticing signs and behaviors that could point to developmental delay in their children, causing concern for their well-being.

Editor’s Note: Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez is a primary care pediatrician, director of pediatric telemedicine and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is ...

Objectives This paper examines the differential impact of responsive parenting and nutrition interventions on early child ...

The programs are an outgrowth of the awareness of the importance of the first 3 years in a child’s intellectual, emotional ...