Picture books are an important source of new language, concepts, and lessons for young
children. A large body of research has documented the nature of parent-child interactions …

The past decade has witnessed a rapid increase in the use of screen media in families, and
infants are exposed to screens at younger ages than ever before. The objective of this …

Language learning takes place in the context of social interactions, yet the mechanisms that
render social interactions useful for learning language remain unclear. This study focuses …

In The Foundations of Mind, Jean Mandler presents a new theory of cognitive development
in infancy, focusing on the processes through which perceptual information is transformed …

Young children help other people, but it is not clear why. In the current study, we found that 2-
year-old children's sympathetic arousal, as measured by relative changes in pupil dilation, is …

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that children younger than
24 months of age not be exposed to television. Nevertheless, television programs and home …

Por que os grandes gurus do Vale do Silício proíbem seus filhos de usar telas? Você sabia
que nunca na história da humanidade houve um declínio tão acentuado nas habilidades …

Media permeate our lives and are so omnipresent that we take them for granted and
overlook their impact. Mobile communication devices, the internet, and social networking …

Researchers examined whether contingent experience using a touch screen increased
toddlers' ability to learn a word from video. One hundred and sixteen children (24–36 …

Electronic media, particularly television, have long been criticized for their potential impact
on children. One area for concern is how early media exposure influences cognitive …