Babies are born with the most brain cells for learning language that they will ever have in their lifetimes. However, they begin to lose...

This blog is about a thousand ways to remind ourselves to say thousands of words to our babies so that they will grow up to have big...

Dr. Dana Suskind, a surgeon whose specialty is cochlear implants which make deaf children hear, says that the #1 most important thing a...

It is possible to get our children out the door in the morning with only 10 words: “Get up. Get dressed. Eat breakfast. I love you....

My guess is that your child is number one for you. My grandchildren are number one to me. The girls are the best. We can make our number...

Families have many ways of expressing love: hugs, kisses, smiles, giggles, eyes, words. We all tend to do what our mothers did to us....

Little children think about time one thing at a time and one day at a time. We can help them begin to understand longer amounts of time...

Even my five-year-old Clara doesn’t understand time very well. She does know that after dinner is time to brush her teeth, and after that...

“Are the blocks in the box?” Why would I ask a 2-year-old a question when I already know the answer? Because I want to find out if the...

Talking to a toddler can feel super awkward. Long waits as my grandchildren try to respond to my questions are hard for me, but learning...