The Evolutionary Brilliance of the Baby Giggle

That these cognitive skills — incongruity resolution and insight into others’ minds involved in teasing — appear before a ...
Times of San Diego

Feel Silly Using Baby Talk? Don’t – Babies Like It, Researchers Say

Turns out the little ones prefer baby talk, new research shows. Babies pay more attention to baby talk than regular speech, regardless of which languages they’re used to hearing, according to a study ...
New York Post

Babies develop a sense of humor after one month, study shows

A new study published in the journal Behavior Research Methods reveals what newborns, babies and toddlers find most humorous according to their age. Getty Images Think you’re funny? Newborns don’t — ...
The Conversation

Read, sing, dance and funny faces: expert tips on how you can help your baby’s development through play

Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand Play is how children learn about the world, explore their environments ...