Georgetown Early Learning Project

03/03/2026

Spring can’t come soon enough!☀️..But while we wait for the warmer weather, here are some outdoor activities you can do with your little one!😊🌨️🫧
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02/27/2026

Here are some tips for navigating digital distractions such as texting when you’re around your baby!
⭐️ Interested in learning more? See the last slide for related resources, and go to our website for more recent media studies!📱🧸

02/25/2026

Happy Wednesday! Here are some fun facts on how early experiences support growing brains💛💡Want to learn more, check out our findings on our website! Link in bio 🔗

02/23/2026

Get to know some of our team's favorite books from childhood! Reading boosts cognitive development in children. 📚🧠 Share with us your favorite childhood books and read more about child development on our website!

02/13/2026

How do infants play on video chat? In our paper, we characterized the ways that infants play on video chat with their grandparents.

⏳ During longer video chats, infants engaged in more frequent and diverse play.
🗓️ Play was more diverse for older babies, who were also more engaged and initiated more play.
🧸 Play on video chat was similar to in-person play.

Former ELPer, Lucy Neely, led this study from our Grandparenting in the Digital Age study. This is one of two papers in the new issue of Infancy using our video chat data.

02/09/2026

Check out our current studies that are underway!✨
Here at the ELP, we investigate how babies learn, play, and connect with the world around them. Learn more and get involved with the link in our bio!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! Swipe to see pictures of our lab members’ childhood Halloween costumes! To learn more about participating in our studies and support learning about early childhood cognitive and social development, visit the link in our bio!

10/19/2025

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10/03/2025

Happy Kids Music Day! 🎶🧸🥁 Swipe to learn more about the benefits of music and ways to incorporate it into your routine!

To find out more about our research on cognitive and social development, visit our website at elp.georgetown.edu, or click the link in bio! 🔗

09/16/2025

We are currently looking for babies 7-30 months old who are exposed to multiple languages to participate in our paid studies! If you’re interested and want to learn more, clink the link in our bio 🔗

02/26/2025

Happy National Tell a Fairy Tale Day! 📚 Swipe to see why reading fairy tales to your child matters and how you can support your little reader’s journey! 🧚‍♀️☁️

Learn more about our research on children’s cognitive and social development at elp.georgetown.edu. 🧠❤️