This current study examines the extent to which children's interests and caregivers'
sensitivity to their children's interests are associated with the quality of caregiver–child …

Although focused interests are often associated with a diagnosis of autism, they are common
in nonautistic individuals as well. Previous studies have explored how these interests impact …

The input a child receives as well as the child's own preferences can influence their
learning. While parents typically use exaggerated infant-directed speech (IDS) with their …

Previous tablet studies indicate that children learn object labels better through active
initiation rather than passive observation. However, as children typically learn object labels …

The current study examines how children's interests in particular natural object categories
emerge and sustain over time, and how these interests influence later vocabulary …

In young children's lives, emotional and language experiences are nearly constant. Hour by
hour, they play, listen, vocalize, react, and emote. Despite the centrality of emotion and …