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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 ...

Baby talk” gets a bad rap, but it’s actually one of the most powerful tools for helping children learn language.

When children learn to talk, their ability to pronounce different sounds develops gradually. We asked speech and language ...

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Examining factors such as how much children gesture at an early age may make it possible to identify and intervene with very young children at risk for delays in speech and cognitive development, ...

What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

We already know how important parent input is in developing children’s language skills, and that a reduction in child-directed language could have a negative impact on their language development. New ...

In honor of World Book Day April 23, Aflac explores the benefits of reading aloud to children.