From limited attention spans to moodiness, there are a number of cognitive effects from excessive screen time, research shows.

Two-year-olds in England watch television, videos or other digital content for an average of two hours each day, double the ...

Home visitor programs are run by local governments and nonprofit organizations and are funded largely through a federal ...

Language impairment in children represents a multifaceted challenge that intricately intersects with cognitive development. Research indicates that conditions such as Developmental Language Disorder ...

The most recent analysis of a long-term NIH-funded study found that children who received higher quality child care before entering kindergarten had better vocabulary scores in the fifth grade than ...

The temporary, repeated hearing loss caused by chronic ear infections can affect language skills years later. Ear infections are a common childhood experience, but a new study suggests parents should ...

Children develop at different rates and in different ways, especially when it comes to speech and language development. For many children, slight delays in mastering language are normal and resolve ...

At my town’s public library, one wall of the children’s section displays posters declaring, “Babies need words every day,” encouraging me to sing, talk, and read with my child. On the radio recently, ...

Margaret Kristin Merga receives funding from the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund and the Collier Foundation. She has also received funding from the Ian Potter ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the ...

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Results indicated that toddlers in the highest screen time category, averaging approximately five hours daily, could ...