S ome people refuse to use baby talk with babies. The sing-song repetition of cute nonsense words commonly spoken by adults to infants—and pets—can have a grating quality that makes some people cringe ...

Infant-directed speech - often referred to as ‘ baby talk ’ - helps infants learn the sounds of their language - well before ...

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent chatter - they help to build a baby's emerging language skills. But it turns out this ...

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 ...