The idea, according to some, is that all this is important to help babies learn language ... they not only refrain from using baby talk, but also refuse to speak to them at all.

Feel self-conscious about talking to baby? It's only natural when they are very young, but there are all sorts of ways you can help your baby to hear lots of talking and language from birth.

I could spend the rest of this piece counseling you how to help your baby learn to talk. There really are some good tricks: talk to him/her a lot, narrate what you are doing, ask questions ...

You and I call this "baby talk," and research has shown that babies love it, and it helps them learn language. Read More: Native Language May Wire the Brain in Unique Ways Obviously, you're not a ...

What is it that babies love about parentese? And can it actually help them to learn language? To find out, let's investigate baby talk. Babies do seem to love it when you speak to them in this ...