Pre-linguistic Stage (0-12 months):During the pre-linguistic stage, babies communicate using sounds, gestures, and facial expressions. They begin to respond to voices and make cooing sounds. This ...

Before they start speaking, babies usually show understanding and are able to produce various sounds. They typically start talking around their first birthday. Share on Pinterest Language milestones ...

Researchers are focusing with new intensity on the earliest stages of children’s language acquisition as a key indicator of normal — and abnormal — development. They say the age at which infants smile ...

Source: spass/bigstockphoto What happens when 40 percent of a generation cannot function effectively at school? Signs are emerging that this may happen with the children who were 0 to 6 years old ...

UC Davis researchers are leading a $5.5 million study to better understand how children with Down syndrome develop expressive ...