Research Findings: “Bilingual babies listen to languages — and don’t get confused”
In 2017, a group of international researchers discovered that bilingual babies as young as 20 months of age can understand … Read more
Babies Know When You Imitate Them – And Like It
In 2020, researchers from Lund University in Sweden published findings from their investigation of six-month-olds in their homes and how … Read more
Simple Prescription: Pediatricians Have Role in Promoting Healthy Development Through Play
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers the field a fascinating article entitled, Simple Prescription: Pediatricians Have Role in Promoting … Read more
Pathways.org on Social-Emotional Development
Pathways.org provides a host of free resources to assist parents in understanding and encouraging their baby’s development to catch delays … Read more
Benefits of Sign Language for All Infants
A 2021 study from Northwestern University revealed an important connection between American Sign Language (ASL) and cognitive processes. Hearing infants … Read more
Promoting Inclusion in Infant and Toddler Settings
As a part of their Rocking and Rolling series, NAEYC offers a wonderful article on “Promoting Inclusion in Infant and … Read more
Tracing the Roots of Language and Literacy
In 2021, researchers from Harvard University, Boston University, and Boston Children’s Hospital studied the connection between an infant’s brain structure … Read more
How Babies Begin to Develop Self-Control in the First Three Years of Life
This week in the Neighborhood, we’re highlighting an informative podcast featuring Dr. Brenda Jones Harden, an associate professor at the … Read more
Sharing a Book? We’ve Got Questions!
Parents are often interested in what they can do to support their children to become successful readers down the road. … Read more
Emotional Literacy with Infants and Toddlers
HeadStart.gov (formerly known as Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center) has an archived hour-long webinar on Emotional Literacy with Infants … Read more
Limits for Little Ones
Limits for Little Ones is another informative article from the folks at Zero to Three. The author begins by defining … Read more
Serving Sizes for Toddlers
This week we are featuring an article from the pediatricians at HealthyChildren.org, a site managed by the American Academy of … Read more