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Baby Development, Milestones & Infant Learning

  • A baby's nose knows Mom's scent - For newborn mammals, including humans, identifying Mom by her odor can be critical to maternal bonding and survival.
  • Babbling key to evaluating speech development in babies with hearing loss - - Baby development can be hard to evaluate early on, but there may be ways to detect hearing problems.
  • Babies begin learning language as early as 10 months - - Infant learning of languages may begin earlier than previously thought, study shows.
  • Babies raised in bilingual homes learn new words differently than infants learning one language - Baby development is perhaps most fascinating with respect to learning multiple languages at home. A new study shows that bilingual babies learn words in different way.
  • Born with a love of speech - Speech is the topic of many exciting baby milestones. Read why some babies have genetic tendencies to listen and speak.
  • Choosing baby toys- Infant learning is influenced by the toys with which they play. Find out how to choose the right toys to enrich your baby's development.
  • Ear tubes and speech - Ear infections or other blockages can secretly hinder baby development
  • Help your baby learn: Ages 0 - 3 months - Infant learning begins at birth, and baby development during the first years of life is critical to the lifelong success of every child.
  • Help your baby learn: Ages 3 - 6 months - Infant earning begins at birth, and baby development during the first years of life is critical to the lifelong success of every child.
  • Here's looking at you, Mom! - Facial recognition, among other baby milestones, begins earlier than most think.
  • Infants use their own name to recognize other words in fluent speechAn infant learning study found very young infants used their own names and at least one other highly familiar name to pick out adjoining new words in fluent speech.
  • Learning styles - Children have different styles of learning, and those styles may be inherited
  • Researchers find brain overgrowth during first year of life in autism - Small head circumference at birth, followed by a sudden and excessive increase in head circumference during the first year of life, has been linked to development of autism
  • The importance of infant hearing screening - Infant learning can be dramatically hindered if the child is suffering from a hearing problem.
  • The importance of talking baby talk to your baby - "Baby talk" has been argued to slow baby development, but a speech pathologist insists that the process is instinctive and actually helps infant learning.
  • Treadmill training helps Down syndrome babies walk months earlier - Walking is a major baby milestone but one that is more elusive for babies with Down syndrome. Treadmill training early may help, says study.
  • TV influences infants' behavior - Infant learning is shaped by observing the behavior of other people. It follows that television can directly influence baby development. Read on to learn how and to what extent TV can influence an infant's behavior.
  • Yeah, mom - I hear you: Hearing in utero - New research findings on the ability of a baby in the womb to recognize its mother's voice - and even distinguish it from other female voices - confirms what scientists have speculated about for more than 20 years: Experiences in the womb help shape your newborn's preferences and behavior.
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