PROVO -- Goo-ing and ga-ing may have more benefits than you think. Baby talk, also known as “parentese”, can boost your child’s speech development and language learning. Kallie Knight, a ...

Speaking “parentese” with your baby, also known as “baby talk”, has been shown to enhance children’s linguistic abilities as they get older. Although using parentese has been associated with improved ...

(CNN) --"Goo goo ga ga? Are wu my widdle baby?" If your idea of "baby talk" makes you throw up in your mouth a little, then it's time to get educated. True baby talk, which a new study shows can boost ...

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Talking to your baby may be the best thing you can do to foster language development, with one caveat-make sure your child is talking back to you. Whether it’s just the baby sound of “ga” or a ...

As parents, we want to give our babies the best start in life, and one of the most crucial areas of development is early literacy. Building a strong foundation for language and literacy skills early ...

Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level of this ...

Mothers tend to speak less to infants when they're on their smartphones, a new study finds. Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, researchers found. Shorter 1- ...

A new study out of the University of Cambridge has found that singsong speech is vital for a baby’s ability to learn language skills. The study found that infants first understand language through ...

There is evidence that babies begin learning in the womb? Before she is even born, your baby has already been exposed to many opportunities for language learning. Language learning begins in the womb.

Hearing a mother’s voice helps premature babies’ brains grow faster and develop stronger language connections.