Infant-directed speech - often referred to as baby talk - helps infants learn the sounds of their language. The post Baby ...

Babies squeal and growl in distinct "clustering" patterns throughout the first year of life, reveals new research. The early vocal attempts are key to speech development, say scientists. The ...

Girls have long been thought to have a language advantage over boys as infants. But new research finds that boys make more vocalization sounds than girls do in the early months of life. These squeals, ...

Newborns cannot blow their noses, and they are not great at breathing through their mouths either—so even a little mucus can sound dramatic. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, shares what is normal when ...

Infants can differentiate most sounds soon after birth, and by age 1, they become language-specific listeners. But researchers are still trying to understand how babies recognize which acoustic ...