Children & Development

In today's increasingly demanding world the expectations for our children's intelligence has risen tremendously. They are expected by most teachers to have attended preschool, to know their abc's...

As a parent you want to know if your child is developing and learning as expected in all areas of development - social/emotional, physical, cognitive and language. You ask yourself is he ready...

During the first few years of life, children develop language skills at a rapid rate. By the age of five, most children know about 2,500 words. They can use them to tell stories and ask questions.

Infants are collecting sounds and categorizing them as "language" long before they begin to speak. As few as 10 weeks before birth, a baby can hear and recognize his mother's voice. With so much...

When a child has a hearing impairment, it can be difficult for her to develop speech and language normally. It's important to detect and treat hearing impairments as early as possible to promote...

Hearing your child speak is one of the most exciting milestones for parents. It may seem as though you'll have to wait a lifetime to hear your tiny infant talk, but if you pay close attention to...

Are you from a different country and moved to a country where your language is not spoken that much. Do you want your child to speak their cultural language at home and not English only? There...

As a parent, it is important to understand the language development of your child. When your child is 7, he should be at certain points of his language development. In order to be sure that he is...

By the time your child reaches elementary school age, speaking is generally something they do well and have done for quite some time. Parents often don't think about the mechanics of their child's...

The process of language development in children is a gradual progression that occurs through interaction with people and the environment around them. Some children are early talkers, while others...

Naming activities can be a wonderful way to encourage children with speech delays to practice their language skills in a fun and relaxed way. There are a variety of naming activities that can help...

When your child is developing language, one of the things to keep in mind is that most of the language that is developed after three years of age is learned through social interaction. Children...

Toddlers adopted from foreign countries come to their new families at almost precisely the ages at which most kids are learning to talk. Their new parents may wonder how soon these children will...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines child development as the social, physical and cognitive steps youngsters go through to reach developmental milestones. Child development...

Once a child is born, a parent anticipates many firsts: first tooth, first step, and first word. Sleepless nights are quickly forgotten when a child says "mama" or "dada" for the first time with...

Teaching your child to speak a second language is a gift that will open doors and expand his horizons in the future. Korean is a popular language to learn, for children of all races, including...

Makaton Sign Language is based on British Sign Language. It was developed in the 1970s to help introduce speech to people with special needs or brain injuries. One key difference between Makaton...

Teaching a baby sign language can drastically change the communication experience between a baby or toddler and rest of the people in their lives. From the day a child is born, he or she will have...

A child can learn multiple languages when exposed to them at early ages. The German and English alphabets are comparably similar in sound, so German might be a good language to teach your child....

There are specific times when toddlers should be showing signs of various stages of development. While all children do not fall into the exact timeline provided by researchers in the field,...

Although the benefits of teaching sign language at an early age to special needs children has long been accepted, the teaching of sign language to all children has become popular for a variety of...

Infants and children develop at remarkable rates. With age, the human brain loses much of its elasticity, or the ability to effortlessly pick up information and skills. Because of this, the...

Around the fifth or sixth month of gestation, a baby can hear distinctive external sounds from within the womb. A baby's first introduction to language is by hearing the mother engaged in...

The need to speak a second language is growing rapidly in this country. Don't you want to make sure YOUR child is ready for the diversity that is now America? Make sure you child is ahead of the...

Nicknames are a great way for kids to feel special and accepted. When a nickname comes from a parent, teacher or babysitter, it can have extra special meaning. He can announce it as his name with...

A diagnosis of deafness can be very hard on parents. They may worry about the future of their child and how this news will change their lives. They also may be concerned about how the deaf child...

With Mandarin Chinese becoming an increasingly important language, what better time than now to exposure your young children to the notoriously difficult language. An easy way to expose young...

Language is one of the most important skills that a child should master. Learn how Montessori teaches language skills in this free video clip.

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When a child is about a year old, his brain is developing at an amazing speed. He's learning to move and communicate more effectively in the world around him. You can help your 12 to 24 month-old...