Eleven-month-old infants can learn to associate the language they hear with ethnicity, recent research from the University of British Columbia suggests. The study, conducted in Vancouver and published ...

Parents speaking to their baby in a high-pitched voice—known as “parentese”—and responding to the baby’s babbles with eye contact and smiles is important for infant language growth, researchers report ...

Experts say parentese strengthens babies’ speech, bonding and language development Many parents have heard the warning: do not use baby talk with babies and toddlers. Caregivers are often encouraged ...

Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with babies and toddlers. Instead, caregivers are often encouraged to speak properly and use adultlike language, out of concern that simplified ...

Researchers made a surprising discovery about infant language development. Babies recognize familiar voices and languages before they are even born Researchers stress that this discovery does not mean ...

There are many factors that contribute to infant language development, not least of which is baby talk—the modified speech mothers and other adults often use when speaking to infants. Baby talk is ...

But my research, which I highlighted in in my new book, "Beyond Words," suggests the opposite is true. The sing-song voice many adults instinctively use with infants, sometimes called "baby talk" but ...

Analysis: There is a lot you can do to prepare the ground for your new born baby to acquire the languages you want them to know Expecting a baby, especially a first baby, is a lot for any new parent.