"Fathers really do have a direct effect on kids, both in the short term and long term," said lead study investigator Claire Vallotton It’s not rocket science that children pick up on verbal cues from ...

Parents who stare at their screens instead of talking to their kids aren’t just modeling poor behavior — they could be hindering their children’s language development, a new study found. Parents who ...

Research shows children with a higher screen time of around five hours a day could learn "significantly" fewer words than ...

Too much screen time could be affecting your child's language development. The American Academy for Pediatrics advises children be kept away from screens until they are 18 months old and should only ...

Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when ...

Language development in children is a complex interplay of genetic, neurological and environmental factors. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the spectrum of language abilities, ...

Chronic ear infections could delay a child’s language development, new research suggests. University of Florida researchers launched a study about how the common childhood infection could impact ...

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

When I was a child, I became accustomed to ear infections. At least once a year, I would feel the telltale symptoms: pressure, the uncanny feeling of being underwater when I tried to swallow, and ...

Children from wealthier homes tend to score higher on academic achievement tests than kids from poorer homes. This isn’t all that shocking — greater access to quality education, for one, is going to ...