Long before children enter a formal education setting, they are developing the skills that lay the foundation for learning to write. From fine motor skills to the complexities of vocabulary and ...

Here are some of camp’s benefits: Develops lifelong skills: During summer camp, children participate in a variety of group activities. Children learn how to work on a team, communicate with other ...

From hearing lullabies to the sing-song lilt of a parent’s voice, babies form strong connections with their caregivers through sound and song. Think about the way we instinctively bounce or rock fussy ...

It’s difficult to go through life feeling alone, and children especially need to feel they’ve got the support of family and friends as they navigate their way from childhood to adulthood. Without ...

Along with early-childhood specialist Ann McKitrick, together they note that infants may show a preference for helpful behaviour, yet it’s only later, often in adolescence, that children begin to ...

Parents can gain a lot from the adaptability that children may demonstrate. Watching how children recover from small failures, such as losing at a game or missing out on an opportunity, is a lesson in ...

A pervasive idea assumes that young children can absorb new languages with minimal effort, but it turns out that the science is more complicated. By Lindsay Patterson This story was originally ...

Cochlear implants give children with profound hearing loss a much better chance to learn spoken language. However, the sounds from a cochlear implant aren't as clear as natural hearing, making it ...