So many kids (and adults!) struggle with pragmatic language skills due to having autism or another learning disability. Not ...

For Leslie and Mark Begert, raising bilingual children in a predominantly English-speaking culture presented a challenge that many parents face: how to make language learning natural, engaging, and ...

Social media and mobile phones are major disruptors of face-to-face conversations. Recent research has conclusively ...

Three parents—Reni Cao, Xiao Zhang, and Susan Rosenthal—were worried about their children’s screen time, so they left their tech jobs to create a product that encourages children to engage with the ...

Preschool teachers can carve out tech-free spaces and ensure that when technology is used, it serves as a bridge for ...

Lucy (Kathleen) McGoron receives funding from Michigan Health Endowment fund and SAMHSA. Erika Squires does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...

Some kids are naturally chatty. Others feel awkward and self-conscious when talking with people they don’t know well. They freeze up and say nothing or mutter one-word answers. For shy kids, casually ...

Dialogue with adults may lead to stronger pathways between two brain regions. Adults who hold back-and-forth conversations with young children rather than just talking to them may be helping to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Tears of joy. Hearts. A thumbs up. They are some of the most common emojis people use every day to communicate, but the way kids use them could hold a double meaning. Jill ...