their mother’s speech,” said Professor Kathy Hirsh-Pasik from the Infant Language Laboratory.Researchers say that babies pick up the melodies of language and can sometimes remember words that they’ve heard. They may not understand the words but they can tell

When you bring your new baby home it may seem like his talking days are a long way off, but speech is a skill that your baby will be working towards intently from the day he's born. At first, of course, he'll only be able to communicate with you

When do I start?Encouraging your baby's speech development starts from your baby's earliest days. While your baby's first words are still months away, newborns recognise their mother's voice at birth and learn incredibly quickly from the words

Helena Bonham Carter has revealed, in an interview with The Sunday Times Style magazine, she wore "nappies " while filming Harry Potter because childbirth had left her with a weak bladder. Helena and her long-term partner, Tim Burton, are parents to Billy, 8, and Nell, 4. The 45-...

speech or hearing impairment. The sign for 'please'Before any child can speak, they can learn simple signs to tell you their tummy hurts, they're hungry, they need a new nappy! It can be used from the early months right up to when they begin to speak

Your babyGetting into those hard-to-reach cornersBy now your baby will most probably be able to pull himself up to a standing position and 'cruise' around the room supported by furniture or a baby walker and he may well even have taken his first solo steps. If your baby isn't wa...

Sign and Smile PC CD-Rom A simple and appealing introduction to the joys of using sign language with speech for better communication with your babyIt's quite low-tech, but then the cartoon images are soft and enjoyable so this isn't a huge problem

.We'll be keeping an eye out for her in the future...Watch more...Amazing video of a mum's tum with a busy baby inside!Adorable little girl doesn't like much...Baby babbling or speech-making? you decide!

’s been revealed that Prince William and Kate’s future first-born child would take the throne whether the couple has a boy or a girl.The Queen confirmed in her speech last week that the Government is to introduce a Bill, which will overhaul the laws

-natal depression as those not taking them. The babies born to these mums were also evaluated and had no differences at 18 months in their babbling, speech, language or motor development.“These results show that recommendations to increase omega 3 fatty acids