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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

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.

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.

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

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

Start early to boost Indigenous student services

Child health expert Fiona Stanley says effective action to break the cycle of disadvantage for Aboriginal children must begin well before they start school.

Late talking toddlers: new research debunks the myths

New research findings from the world's largest study predicting children's late language emergence has revealed that parents are not to blame for late talking

Maternal life events during pregnancy and offspring language ability in middle childhood

There is accumulating evidence for a link between maternal stress during pregnancy and later behavioural and emotional problems in children.

Is there a sex ratio difference in the familial aggregation of specific language impairment? A meta analysis

This meta-analysis examined whether there is a sex ratio difference in the risk for impairment among family members of an SLI proband