“Adjusting our speech to sound smaller when we use baby talk may be a way to convey affect to the baby, by trying to sound like them,” she said. “At the same time, it can also help them in terms of ...

We all use baby talk when we babble with bundles of joy, but does how we talk to infants vary across cultures? The answer seems to be yes and no. "Some cultures talk more or less to babies, some not ...

"Adjusting our speech to sound smaller when we use baby talk may be a way to convey affect to the baby, by trying to sound like them," she said. "At the same time, it can also help them in terms of ...

Jane Herbert has received funding for these projects: 2012-15: Does promoting parents’ engagement with their infants benefit language development?” Nuffield Foundation (approx. £200,000). D Matthews ...

"Baby talk" is one of those human behaviors that may seem a bit silly on the surface but serves an important purpose: It helps infants develop their speech. Researchers have recently discovered that ...

You might have seen those heartwarming and often funny viral videos where parents or carers engage in long “talks” with young babies about this and that – usually just fun chit chat of no great ...

Communicating with your baby bump during the second trimester is not just a good habit; it is an essential means of ...

Videos of caregivers chatting with babies as if they’re adults are going viral and sparking conversation. Instead of relying on traditional “baby talk,” some parents are choosing to speak to their ...