Learning a new language later in life can be a frustrating, almost paradoxical experience. On paper, our more mature and experienced adult brains should make learning easier, yet it is illiterate ...

There is evidence that babies begin learning in the womb? Before she is even born, your baby has already been exposed to many opportunities for language learning. Language learning begins in the womb.

Some people consider baby talk to be incredibly annoying, and many believe it can even be harmful to a child's development. But research has shown speaking slowly in a childish voice is in fact ...

When we read, it’s very easy for us to tell individual words apart: In written language, spaces are used to separate words from one another. But this is not the case with spoken language – speech is a ...

Can artificial intelligence learn language like a baby? Researchers tested this by recording footage from a child’s life and feeding it to an AI system. What happens when you train an artificial ...

Can your little one sit up yet? About half way through their first year, babies generally begin to sit upright on their own. It’s trickier than it sounds. Their muscles have to be strong enough to ...

0-3 months: How far can newborn babies see? Professor Ben Ambridge invites parents to investigate their babies' vision and focus. We spoke to Speech and Language Therapist Janet Cooper to find out ...

Parents have been asked to record the way they speak to their babies in Welsh to help others learn the language. "Parentese" is a way of talking that is more interesting to young children, such as ...

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Talking in a high pitch 'baby voice' to children helps them learn language quicker and pick up more words by the age of two, researchers have found. Talking in a baby voice is the best way to ...