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(THE CONVERSATION) — Imagine you’re strolling through a park and you overhear a middle-aged couple cooing over each other, doting over their “wittle sugar pwum” and “baby doll.” “Ewwww,” you might ...

Is baby talk good for a romantic relationship? Source: jambulboy/pixabay Baby talk triggers mixed emotions in people. Baby talking towards babies or pets seems perfectly appropriate to most observers.

“Motherese” is the cutesy language we use around preverbal infants. It serves important roles in language development and emotional coregulation. But why do we use it with animals? Domestication ...

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, ...

These moms and babies are just so cute together! Mothers playing, talking to and laughing with their little ones will make your heart melt! Dear Abby: I’m a teacher, and I hate it when parents ask me ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Imagine you’re strolling through a park and you overhear a middle-aged ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — Imagine you’re strolling through a park and you overhear a middle-aged couple cooing over each other, doting over their “wittle sugar pwum” and “baby doll.” “Ewwww,” you might ...