Social media and mobile phones are major disruptors of face-to-face conversations. Recent research has conclusively ...

A reader faults her husband’s relatives for not teaching their young children any English, which she worries may make for an awkward holiday visit.

Yana Manyukhina received funding from The Leverhulme Trust for the research reported in this article. She has received funding from a range of organisations for research including from the Helen ...

Some kids are naturally chatty. Others feel awkward and self-conscious when talking with people they don’t know well. They freeze up and say nothing or mutter one-word answers. For shy kids, casually ...

Children soak up everything we say and do around them. And adults, in our rush to finish our chores and get through the day, can often forget that our words can leave a lasting impact. Some topics are ...

Sesame Street characters and children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sesame Street Live on Feb. 4, 2010 in New York City. As a child growing up in a ...

We’ve all seen the data around phones, social media, and the youth mental health crisis and we know: this generation of children has staggering rates of anxiety and depression. I’m as concerned as ...

Apart from a select few such as Ann Goldstein—English translator of Elena Ferrante and other acclaimed Italian writers—literary translators often go unsung and unappreciated in the publishing world.

A father holds his son’s hands during an important conversation, offering reassurance and support in a difficult moment. (Green Shoot Media photo) It’s a conversation no parent ever wants to have, but ...