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 ...

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Toddlerhood is a big and beautiful period of self-discovery. Kids are picking up new cognitive and motor skills and learning language a mile a... How to talk toddler MARIELLE SEGARRA, HOST: You're ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this episode of The Highlights, we’re joined by Mira Nencheva, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology. We discuss her path to graduate work in psychology, the day-to-day of working with ...

Three new apps developed by Harvard University encourage parents to talk with their kids, not at them, to promote literacy skills at risk during the pandemic. Do you talk to your kids enough? I mean ...

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Toddlerhood is a big and beautiful period of self-discovery. Kids are picking up new cognitive and motor skills and learning language a mile a minute. But there are some behaviors in this age range ...