
Pointing: a simple gesture with big meaning
Research shows a close link between pointing and toddler language development. Learn how to build on this social-communication skill.
Research shows a close link between pointing and toddler language development. Learn how to build on this social-communication skill.
Many parents underestimate how many words their young toddler understands. Watch for these non-verbal signals to get a better idea of what your toddler knows.
It's a good thing when toddlers talk to themselves. Here's why.
Research shows that children as young as 13 months are already creating memories. Talking about shared experiences is one way to support your child's early learning.
Using specific and even complex words to describe how your child feels gives them a deeper, more nuanced understanding of their emotions.
Did you know that the way you respond to your baby's babbling can actually shape the way they communicate? Learn more.
Through simple play, your 4-month-old gains thinking skills, gross motor development, social connections, language understanding, and more.
Help your baby practice and expand their skills with these simple games and activities recommended by Gabrielle Felman, Lovevery's child development expert.
Emptying is the first part of an important kind of play called containerizing. Learn ways to support container play.
When it comes to developing your baby’s vocabulary, it helps to be a broken record. Here are 4 tips to maximize your baby’s language development.
Even if you don’t believe you have a good voice, singing to your baby can offer calming benefits. Read our tips for ways to soothe your baby through song.
Your baby’s earliest forms of communication are crying, eye contact, and smiles. Then they may begin to coo. Read these 4 ways to encourage cooing.
Read the characteristics of parentese, an exaggerated speaking style, and understand how it benefits your child's vocabulary and conversational skills.
The second stage of babbling is known as reduplicated babbling: simple double-consonant sounds such as 'baba' and 'mama.' Find out more about your baby babbles!
Between 9 and 12 months, your baby may begin exhibiting certain expressive language skills. Learn the type of babbles you may notice.
Read our 5 simple things that can make an important difference in your baby's early attempts to talk.
Learning and responding to their name is a big cognitive leap for your baby. Read our tips to help encourage name recognition.
When will my baby start talking? Most children say their first word between 12 and 14 months old. Read about ways to encourage talking.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time for babies under 18 months, with one exception: live video chats. Read through our tips for a meaningful video call.
At 6 months, your baby’s expressive language is transitioning from those sweet early coos and squeals to more experimental babbling. Read about what your baby may be working on.
The Problem Solver Play Kit supports your 3-year-old’s desire to categorize, and the increasingly complex way they understand the world and their place in it.
We compiled this expert guide to help you know what to expect for your baby's growth and month-by-month development.
Spending time outside is not only enjoyable for babies, it also supports their cognitive and motor development—and may even help them sleep better.
"Serve and return" is a child development term used to describe back and forth interactions with your baby. Learn how to do it, and why it's so important.
Your two-year-old is likely starting to demonstrate more awareness of environmental sounds. Here's how you can help them tune into sound.
Routines, sequences, and using time-related words all lay the groundwork for your child’s developing understanding of time.
Between the ages of 24 and 30 months, many children can suddenly start to develop more pronounced fears. Here's how to respond.
As early as 2, your child is starting to understand how books work. Here are some strategies to encourage your budding reader by encouraging "print motivation."
Traveling with children can be challenging. Here are some ideas for the car that require no materials or tech and can be played by both driver and passengers.
Back-and-forth conversations with your baby have a significant impact on language development and are important for social, emotional, and cognitive growth.
Experts have found that singing lowers your baby's heart rate, descreases anxiety, and releases endorphins.
This DIY project captures your child's first words and builds their vocabulary as their language develops.
Introducing who, what, where, why, and how in little lessons empowers your toddler to begin explaining what interests them the most.
Learn how to build your child's language skills and comprehension with plenty of rich vocabulary, back-and-forth conversations, narration, and repetition.
A growth mindset leads to resilience, grit, and stamina, and teaches your child that their intelligence, capabilities, and talents can grow the more they learn.
Here are 8 ways your toddler is learning language right now, even if they're not saying much yet.
Lovevery shares the techniques discovered by Stanford University that pinpoint a new, effective way to teach young children about colors.
Dr. Dan Siegel "name it to tame it" philosophy helps children calm down by acknowleding and labeling their strong emotions.
Describing for your child the behavior you do want to see avoids reinforcing what you don't want them to do. Here's how to say "no" less frequently.
Your toddler likely understands more than they can say. Here are 4 ways your toddler is communicating without words.
Do you speak to your toddler in the third person? "Illeism" may help your toddler develop their language skills until they understand pronouns.
Babies can understand language before they can speak. Here are ways to communicate with your baby before they say their first recognizable words.