Dec. 10 (UPI) --Speaking "baby talk" to infants not only helps parents and caregivers connect with the young ones in their charge, but it may also help babies learn to make words, a study published ...

A new study suggests that when parents baby talk to their infants, they might be helping them learn to produce speech. The way we instinctively speak to babies -- higher pitch, slower speed, ...

When we read, it's very easy for us to tell individual words apart: In written language, spaces are used to separate words from one another. But this is not the case with spoken language – speech is a ...

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language. By Carl Zimmer If you’ve ever cooed at a baby, ...

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The sight of chubby baby cheeks is often enough to transform even the most committed curmudgeon into a babbling softie. Sentences become shorter, sounds are exaggerated, and the overall pattern of ...

An expert weighs in on why baby talk is beneficial for your little ones — and when it's best to ditch it. When a baby is around, grown-ups will often morph into big babies themselves, making silly ...

Rikke Louise Bundgaard-Nielsen receives funding from ARC Grant #FT190100243. Alice Nelson receives funding from ARC grant #FT190100243 and the ANU Futures Scheme for this research. Carmel OShannessy ...

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 ...

New device measures whether you're speaking enough words a day to your baby. April 22, 2008 — -- Parents worry about everything when it comes to babies: Is the infant sleeping enough, eating ...

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 ...