Do children who attend child care have better outcomes than children who are cared for at home by their mothers? Do children with special needs benefit from increased hours in child care? Find out what the research says about these and other common assumptions about child care.
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"Good job!", "Awesome!", "What a beautiful picture!" These are just a few of the encouraging phrases you might hear at any playground or preschool. But does praise like this actually build a child’s confidence? Find out how the kind of praise you offer your child can make the difference between encouraging and discouraging your child to embrace new challenges.
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Children with autism often have difficulty processing information taken in through the senses. Some children may be over-sensitive to certain sensations, while others are under-sensitive. Discover what you can do to meet your child’s particular sensory needs while at the same time creating fun opportunities for communication and interaction.
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Can electronic books promote language and literacy as well as paper books? Do moving parts in a book help children learn or are they distracting? Do the types of pictures in a book affect what a child learns? Find out what the research says.
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Is it wise to introduce a second language to children who have language delays? Is a second language immersion program a good idea? When a child is diagnosed as language delayed, should bilingual parents stop speaking to him in their home language? Find out what the latest research says about this topic.
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Is bilingualism an advantage to a young child or can it cause language difficulties? Should parents speak their native language to their children or should they try to speak the “majority” language? Discover what the research says about children learning two languages.
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Many babies and toddlers under the age of two spend a significant amount of time watching “educational” programming or videos. But does watching such programming really help children learn? New recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggest that parents should re-think the amount of time their toddler spends in front of the television…
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As a parent, you know that you play an important role in helping your child communicate. But did you know that when you learn to interact with your child in certain ways, you can be just as effective at helping your child as a speech-language pathologist? Learn more.
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“He’s a little late to talk because his older sister talks for him”.
This statement has been made by many parents with more than one child. But is it really the case that second and third-born children speak later than first-borns? And if you see a difference in the language development of your later-born child, should you be worried?
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A new study has demonstrated that toddlers with autism who play with a limited number of toys show greater improvement in their communication skills if they participated in Hanen’s More Than Words® Program than if they received other community-based treatments.
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