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Language Study Reveals Need for Long Term Monitoring

A new study looking at the receptive language development of young children has highlighted the need to monitor kids over time to ensure they don't fall behind.

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How learning to talk is in the genes

Researchers from Perth's The Kids Research Institute Australia have been part of an international study that has found that genetic factors contribute to the development of l

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Toddler Talk

A child's ability to communicate is one of their most important developmental achievements. It builds a foundation for everything that is to come.

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New clues into language development

A world-first study from The Kids for Child Health Research has identified risk factors for receptive language development in Australian children.

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New study links testosterone levels in the womb and language problems

New study links testosterone levels in the womb and language problems

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Most late-talking toddlers turn out ok

The study is the first of its kind to track language delay from two years of age through to late adolescence, using data collected from the long running Raine

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Children’s language not affected by stress in pregnancy

findings from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research that show relatively common stressful events during pregnancy do not have a long term impact

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The Causal Effect of Parent–Child Interactions on Child Language Development at 3 and 4 Years

Language development is critical for children's life chances. Promoting parent-child interactions is suggested as one mechanism to support language development in the early years. However, limited evidence exists for a causal effect of parent-child interactions on children's language development.

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Late-talking and risk for behavioural and emotional problems during childhood and adolescence

Although many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay ("late talkers") present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age...

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The effects of breast-feeding duration on language ability to middle childhood

Modern societies are challenged by "wicked problems" - by definition, those that are difficult to define, multi-casual and hard to treat.