Identifying problems early is key to ensuring that kids who need therapy can get help. Credit...Lisk Feng Supported by By Vanessa Etienne This guide was originally published on July 9, 2019 in NYT ...

The language development of a young child can be a fascinating process to observe. Children generally begin saying their first words around the time they turn one year old. Within another six months, ...

The number of hearing impaired infants and toddlers who are successfully aided by technological devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, continues to grow, but there are still unknowns ...

ASU researchers are studying the link between genetics and speech to provide early intervention programs for children with ...

Research suggests that phone use may have an effect on children's speech input and language development. However, most of the prior work in this area examines parents and children in controlled ...

The moment your baby utters those first magical words is a milestone every parent eagerly awaits. But what happens when those words don’t come on schedule? Or when your toddler’s vocabulary grows at a ...

The soft, gentle murmurs of a baby's first expressions, like little whispers of joy and wonder to doting parents, are actually signs that the baby's heart is working rhythmically in concert with ...

Chronic ear infections could delay a child’s language development, new research suggests. University of Florida researchers launched a study about how the common childhood infection could impact ...

In February 2022, the CDC expanded its list of developmental milestone standards by adding checklists for children 15 months and 30 months of age. The language/communication portion of the checklist ...