Support your child’s early learning with these fun and engaging brain-boosting activities for babies and toddlers! The first two years of life are a crucial time for brain development. During this ...

Attention to young childrens' emotional lives may be as important to brain development as emphasis on facts and concepts, the latest science on early childhood learning indicates. Ever wondered what ...

If you’re a parent, you’ve probably heard that playing music is good for your baby’s brain development. But that’s where many people’s knowledge about the subject ends. What about music is good for a ...

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

Playing recordings of a mother’s voice to premature babies may help their brains mature faster, according to the first randomised-controlled trial of this simple intervention. This approach could ...

Researchers at Stanford University played voice recordings of preemies’ mothers reading stories to them to find out whether it affected how their brains developed. The team observed changes in the ...