Language Development

Fun, simple ways to help bring out your toddler's budding language skills.

Toddlers have their own set of love languages, expressing their love for you in different ways.

Your preschooler still has a few years until his first vocabulary test, but now is the perfect time to talk it up.

Speaking a foreign language will give your child an edge in the job market. But with few grade schools teaching one, how can you give her the early start she needs?

What to do when your child isn't talking, and your family thinks he should be.

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Introducing your child to a second language is easier than you think. And in our world gone global, it's a supersmart move.

While young children can reach milestones at different ages, the CDC says you should talk to your doctor and consider an early-intervention evaluation if your child displays any of these signs or has a dramatic loss of skills.

Watch for these milestones to occur between 18-24 months.

Your child probably knows how to say his ABCs. Now it's time to for him to put them down on paper.

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Your little one isn't so little anymore. Here's a rundown of what you can expect as your child turns three!

Toddlers may not be talking much, but they're taking in a lot more than you think.

Your child's milestones may not be as obvious as they once were, but they're still a big deal.

Your toddler isn't hardwired to ignore you -- she's just learning about language, so what seems logical to you can be baffling to her. Think of this guide as your discipline decoder.

From babbles to words to sentences, learn about your baby's talking timeline.

What kid doesn't love to eat with his hands? Give him a break from utensils, and serve up these easy, yummy bites for dinner.

Solve your child's speech imperfections.

Follow our age-by-age growth chart to see the average height and weight your children should have as they grow from baby to big kid.

Now's the time to show your child the importance of being nice.

Assemble puzzles with your child to boost her fine motor skills, Jamie Loehr, M.D. and Jen Meyers, authors of "Raising Your Child" say. Here are more activities that are fun but at the same time encouraging physical development.

Find out what skills you can expect your child to master at 2, 3, and 4 years old.

Signs that your child maybe be gifted.

In the first part of the year, your little one will acquire words for key objects and people. Later in the year, her language development will explode and begin to include combinations of words.