Media & Resources

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Featured Scientific Publications

Car, stroller, juice: Babies understand when words are related

DukeToday
Nov 2017
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Pre-mature babies do better in early language development

The Asian Age
Jan 2017
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Understanding how infants acquire new words across cultures

ScienceDaily
Sep 2013
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Learning from lemurs

The Economist
Sep 2013
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Enough with baby talk; Infants learn from lemur screeches, too

NPR
Sep 2013
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Say what? Human baby brains are wired to hear the call of the lemur

NBC News
Sep 2013
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Featured Essays and Opinions

Be 'color-brave' with your kids

U.S. News & World Report
Jan 2017
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Listening to speech has remarkable effects on a baby’s brain

Aeon
Jun 2016
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Academia's 'baby penalty'

U.S. News & World Report
Feb 2016
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How, and how early, do we begin to ‘see’ race? - Fellows' seminar by Sandra Waxman

STIAS
Feb 2022
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How cultural differences affect autism diagnoses

Scientific American
Apr 2016
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The 'word gap' takes root In infancy; So too should our efforts to close it

HuffPost
Nov 2015
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Resources for Parents and Professionals

ZERO TO THREE

Excellent resource for parents and professionals. ZERO TO THREE emphasizes the importance of early learning, helping families and professionals learn about early development through research and real-world impact.
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Start Early

Excellent resource for parents and professionals. Focusing on Illinois, Start Early is a champion for early learning and care from a child’s very first moments, so every child has the opportunity to thrive in school and life.
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Harvard Center for Developing Child

Terrific for parents and professionals. The mission of the Center on the Developing Child is to leverage the power of science in pursuit of better, more equitable outcomes for young children facing adversity.
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HELLO Lab Presents

Great for parents of infants and young children. They post videos about major langugage, cognitive and social milestones.
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