Most parents would love to know what their little one is trying to tell them. Author Tanith Carey explains how to translate ...

Videos of caregivers chatting with babies as if they’re adults are going viral and sparking conversation. Instead of relying on traditional “baby talk,” some parents are choosing to speak to their ...

Wendy Webb, coordinator of Parents as Teachers, shows 9-month-old Laura Fluke the sign for cow during a class in Overland Park, Kan., earlier this year. MIAMI, Fla. -- Many parents of infants no ...

Adults might be hardwired to understand the nonsense baby-talk of toddlers, scientists have found. This ability of grown-ups to parse the early attempts of children to talk may also help the children ...

In today's Post-Standard, my intern Meghan Loftus writes about how to teach your baby sign language. Any mom of a baby knows that sometimes you have no idea what your child wants. Babies can get ...

Recently, a friend and new mother confided that she longs for the day her baby can talk so she'll know why he's sad. I had the same yearning back when I was a new mother and everything about my baby ...

Your baby’s hearing starts to become more active at 17 weeks. You might start noticing little movements when music is playing ...

Imagine your 8-month-old telling you she sees an airplane. Or your 10-month-old telling you he has an ear ache. Would you like your toddler to cry less, talk more, and have fewer temper tantrums?