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 ...

This baby was seemingly tired of her mom mapping out the day for her kids, so she tried to get her to stop talking in this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Toddlers learn many of their early language skills through mimicry, copying what they hear. It should not surprise parents when a toddler calls them by their first name or a familiar nickname. If a ...

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, ...