Psychologists talk about recent research, including the impact of witnessing bullying, the effects of having kids on life satisfaction, and the language couples use.
Psychologists talk about recent research, including the impact of witnessing bullying, the effects of having kids on life satisfaction, and the language couples use.
Researchers investigated whether infant sign language was helpful in a daycare setting.
Doctors Brian, Giuseppe, and Richard talk about bilingualism, multilingualism and multiculturalism. How do you help your children learn a second (or third) language? Get practical information and strategies from psychologists whose kids attend school in French, English, and Italian.
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A study published in the January 2007 issue of the Journal of Child Language examined two and three-year-old bilingual children’s ability to clarify their communication. The children played with an experimenter who used only one language (English or French) during the play session. Each time a child used the other language, the experimenter asked them [...]
A study in the July 2008 issue of Developmental Psychology examined the first words uttered by hundreds of English-, Mandarin-, and Cantonese-speaking infants between the ages of 8 and 16 months. Interestingly, 6 of the top 20 first words were heard in all three languages: Daddy, Mommy, Hi, Bye, UhOh, and WoofWoof. The three groups [...]