Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when ...

Dyslexia, a learning disability that makes it difficult to decipher and spell written words, affects about 20 percent of the population. With recent awareness of dyslexia’s prevalence has come a push ...

As most parents of small children will reluctantly admit, nothing can occupy a child quite like television. Unfortunately, the scientific evidence suggests that using the boob tube as a babysitter has ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - 98 percent of Americans own a smartphone, according to the Pew Research Center. With technology’s high prevalence in everyday life, it’s nearly impossible to prevent young ...

Too much screen time could be affecting your child's language development. The American Academy for Pediatrics advises children be kept away from screens until they are 18 months old and should only ...

Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's ...

When I was a child, I became accustomed to ear infections. At least once a year, I would feel the telltale symptoms: pressure, the uncanny feeling of being underwater when I tried to swallow, and ...

Since their launch in 2007, smartphones have become a pervasive part of everyday life that influences interactions between parents and children. Research indicates that while parents typically use ...

Veena D. Dwivedi receives funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and Brock University. Brock University provides funding as a ...