Baby talk is more than intelligible words—it’s how your newborn learns the basics of social interaction. TheBump BabyTalk
A new study suggests that even before baby forms their first words, it’s crucial to engage with their baby babble. Those tiny “Coos,” ”ahhs,” and “da da das” aren’t just baby ramping up their motor skills; it’s how baby first learns the structure of communication.earlier this month, Cornell researchers concluded that infants as young as three to five months understand the sounds they make affect others—even before they learn to talk.
In the study, researchers observed 2-month-olds and 5-month-olds play with their caregivers and an experimenter. After a minute of face-to-face play, the experimenter stopped responding to the infant, instead giving a neutral “still face” for two minutes.
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