For humans, there is a link between the development of language and cognitive skills. Studying the same process in dogs can be used to determine their capabilities at the puppy stage.
A babbling pup produces distinct syllables, visualized in this composite image.
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Vocal imitation is a key part of how humans learn to speak. New research shows that bats babble to learn and use baby talk to teach, just like people do.
With caregivers’ faces covered, infants and young children will miss out on all the visual cues they’d normally get during stages of rapid developmental growth.
Babies around the world love ‘baby-talk’ and it can help them learn language too.
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Unparalleled elegance and versatility in the design of the human hand, and the hand’s connections with the brain, lie behind how humans learn to read and write.
New research shows that children who are kind, supportive and understanding influence their siblings to act and behave in similar ways.
When parents and teachers adapt their own behaviours based on what a child is thinking, they help stimulate that child’s brain development.
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Parents want to do everything they can to get their kids’ school year off to a good start. Here’s why talking with them is one of the best ways to do that.
The resources kids have at school and home influence their performance in science.
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In Africa, standard English dominates in formal institutions. But in everyday usage it is supplanted by the continent’s abundance of languages – and the varieties of English these gave rise to.