If we want children to grow into strong and thoughtful adults, we must first respect their world and experiences.

Self-awareness is a profound developmental advance that shapes how toddlers begin to understand themselves as separate individuals and relate to others. It's arrival is deeply intertwined with both ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

According to the team, these findings suggest a dog’s ability to learn from overheard speech may rely on brain mechanisms ...

For instance, the group’s 2022 study discovered that dogs store key sensory features about their toys—notably what they look ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

K?" Both parents and dog owners know that some words should not be spoken, but only spelled, to prevent small ears from ...

This is an important contribution that largely confirms prior evidence that word recognition - a cornerstone of development - improves across early childhood and is related to vocabulary growth. This ...

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level? Educators have long debated the merits of these ...

With just 13 letters, the Hawaiian language is among the shortest alphabets in the world (the shortest, by the way, belongs ...