One in 10 parents struggle to understand the bedtime stories they read to their children, a survey by adult learning organisation Learndirect has found.
Almost a quarter (23%) skip passages they cannot read or invent words to get to the end of a sentence, the poll found. A third of parents also admit to difficulties in helping their children with their maths homework. Despite the above, the poll found that reading stories is enjoying a ... Continue reading
US and French researchers have found that the language babies hear spoken in their first six months of life leads to a preference for speakers of that language.
Television is making deprived children more materialistic, government-backed research has found.
The number of children in Britain with autism is far higher than previously thought, according to new evidence by the country's leading experts in the field.
A new study has found that imaginary friends can have a positive effect on children.
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