Celebrate Your Child’s Multilingualism!

As a parent of a child learning two or more languages, you can help sustain your child’s ability and interest in using all the languages they hear by being enthusiastic and playful about multilingu...

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Expert tips to help your child fall in love with reading

Wondering how to get your child to read more? An expert shares her best tips for active and passive ways to encourage a love of reading.

Helping Toddlers Expand Language Skills - Child Mind Institute

Boost your toddler's language development with these effective strategies and techniques. Help them communicate confidently and proudly.

The Spongey Brain: Why Children are So Good at Learning

Published on Psychology Today My son Charlie just turned 3. By this time, we would have liked to put Charlie in preschool, at least part-time, so that he could play with other kids his age and maybe...

Speech, Language, and Feeding of Children Birth to 5 Years Old and the Use of Developmental...

Explore developmental milestones for speech, language, & feeding in children from birth to five years old, with insights on using checklists to track progress & growth.

Celebrating Black Americans Who Changed Early Childhood Education for the Better - Teaching...

...Floyd’s books, a father explains the origins of the Juneteenth holiday to his young daughter.   Continuing the Work Today, as always, we’re honored to celebrate Black Americans who have...

Has a decline in playtime affected children’s mental health?

Published on Psychology Today If you’re an adult of a certain age, you probably have lots of stories that start with “when I was a kid.” Although we all had different experiences growing up, what...

Infant Nap Time | Child And Family Blog

Discover how infant nap time routine and scheduling can influence memory retention in early years.

What's your child’s love language?

Find out.

Why music matters: On the benefits of music education for children

Published on Psychology Today I’m married to a musician, which means that our house is typically filled with some type of music for a lot of the day. Although I’m an avid music listener, I’m not...

Multilingualism: Multiple Benefits

Multilanguage learners (MLLs) are children learning two (or more) languages at the same time. Multilingualism has multiple benefits.

The handiness of gesture for children’s learning

Published on Psychology Today My dad’s side of our family is nearly 100% Italian. As a result, I grew up immersed in Italian-American traditions, including large family gatherings with a lot of food...

Screen Time & Child Development | Child And Family Blog

Using extensive research, discover the impact of screen time on child development and language.