Toddlers enjoy a ride in a bed-swing in the outdoor area of the Kathinka-Platzhoff-Stiftung Kindergarten (Kathinka-Platzhoff-foundation kindergarden) in Hanau, 30km (18 miles) south of Frankfurt, July ...

You probably know the old story about the three blind men and the elephant: One man grabs the tail and thinks an elephant is like a rope; one wraps his arms around a leg and things the animal is like ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When it comes to learning words, a hands-off approach may be in order. New research suggests ...

Children learn language effortlessly and completely voluntarily. They learn new words miraculously fast. A teenager masters about 60,000 words of their mother tongue by the time they finish high ...

Toddlers learn new words more easily when they figure out the words' meaning for themselves, research by a 22-year-old Johns Hopkins undergraduate suggests. Toddlers learn new words more easily when ...

More than 40 years ago, psychologists found signs that children living in noisy places were having trouble learning to read. They suspected that the noise interfered with language learning. Now, their ...

Toddlers make their fair share of noise. But they also have a lot of noise to contend with — a television blaring, siblings squabbling, a car radio blasting, grownups talking. Amid all that clatter, ...

This holiday season, we’re sharing more than gifts—we’re sharing kindness, courage, and hope for kids facing childhood cancer ...

More than 40 years ago, psychologists found signs that children living in noisy places were having trouble learning to read. They suspected that the noise interfered with language learning. Now, their ...