Babies are inscrutable creatures...or at least that’s how it feels when it comes to figuring out their sleep needs. There’s the whole sleeping through the night thing, and even if you succeed at that, ...

Turns out looking at things with fresh eyes, right after a rest, is not the best way to learn or remember new things – at least for babies. Researchers evaluated 216 infants – aged six months to 12 ...

After studying over 200 young children, researchers have concluded that daytime naps of 30 minutes or more help infants to retain and remember new behaviors, adding that bedtime stories are invaluable ...

Babies are champion learners: Born with just a few basic reflexes, they quickly teach themselves to navigate their world by observing, remembering and making sense of their surroundings, the language ...

Laura Sanders is away on maternity leave. This week’s guest post is from Science News web producer/staff writer Ashley Yeager, who also runs the Science Ticker blog. Who doesn’t love a nice, long nap?

Naps are good for babies. More than just a way to facilitate physical development, napping also helps babies learn better, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

* Daytime naps of 30 minutes or more help infants to retain and remember new behaviours * Bedtime stories are invaluable for a child's development Napping helps infants to develop their memory and ...