Infancy Studies Lab at Rutgers Newark

The most important voice a baby ever hears. 🗣️❤️

Research shows that a mother’s voice is one of the most powerful tools for a baby’s language acquisition and emotional processing. Today, we honor the women providing the “data” that matters most: love, language, and late-night comfort.

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at the lab!

Source: Effect of Mother’s Voice on Newborn (Beauchemin, Gonzalez-Frankenberger, Tremblay, et al.)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21149849/

We had such a lovely time meeting all of the new and expecting parents at the 2026 Jersey City Baby Fair! What a wonderful afternoon with 👶✨

Congrats to Jhonacel, the winner of the Brainy Baby Bundle!🎊

If you met us at the fair and are interested in having your little one participate in our study, check out the link in our bio for more details!

Tiny Humans. Big Science. One Huge Giveaway. 🧠✨

We are so excited to announce our Brainy Baby Bundle! 🎁 We’ve curated a collection of our favorite expert-approved essentials—from brain-building toys to parent support items—all designed to help your baby thrive. Swipe to see the lineup!

Want to take the whole bundle home? Come see us in person to enter! 🎟️🍼

📍 Where: Jersey Baby Fair (Hamilton Park Montessori School Annex)
📅 When: Saturday, April 11
⏰ Time: 11 AM - 2 PM

If you’d like to register for this FREE event, please click on the link below: https://jcfamilies.com/event/jc-baby-fair-in-downtown-jersey-city/

Can’t make it to the fair? You can still be a part of the magic! Our Infancy Studies Lab is looking for more tiny pioneers to join our ongoing study. Help us map the science of how babies turn sounds into language. 🗣️🧪 Click our interest form link in the bio to sign up.

From 4 to 18 months, let’s give a round of applause for our baby scientist who graduated from the Baby Lab last week! 👏🎓👶 We are so proud of her and cannot believe how fast time flies! It’s been fun to watch her grow and learn.💖

If you are interested in joining our study, we are currently looking for babies under 4 months of age.🙈 Click on the link in our bio to fill out our interest form!