Women who take folic acid in the first two months of their pregnancy are less likely to have...
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Study: Delay in Speech Does Not Hamper Development Later
To hear their baby’s first word is perhaps for parents the most awaited stage of an infant’s...
Experts say Baby Babble is Key to Development
The ‘ba ba ba’ ‘ma ma’ and ‘da da da’ that a baby utters as an infant may not make much sense to...
Too Much TV Gets a Toddler Trapped in Thomas the Tank Engine’s World
Three-year-olds usually imitating their favourite cartoon or movie characters they watch on TV, but...
Study: Are Mothers’ Brains Wired For Baby Talk?
The act of "baby talk", the cutesy high-pitched language aimed directly at infants, is something...
Voice Analysis May Help Diagnose Autism
Toddlers on the autism spectrum tend to pronounce words differently than their peers. These...
Study: Baby Talk Isn’t Easy For Some Babies
A new study finds that while humans may be the only living species who can speak, almost 17 percent...
Parrot Teaches Boy How To Speak
A young boy with autism who was unable to speak has made extraordinary progress thanks to his...