Adult Talk vs. Baby Talk

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Adhering a connection with your child is a awesome experience. Teaching them to talk at

an early age may have many benefits. It was determined that conversing to your child using

simplified speech patterns such as small words and shorter sentences are better. This type of

speech is called adult talk. Children who are exposed to high levels of verbal language, develop

big vocabularies and the ability to express and comprehend at an early age in life. Baby talk is

when you construct sentences or words, or make up words for example: Where da boo-boo?

Keep in mind communicating with your child is great, however what way would be more

advantageous baby talk or adult talk.

The New York Times published an article September 29, 2009, titled From Birth, Engage

Your Child With Talk. This article written by Jane E. Brody, an Personal Health Columnist for The

New York Times states Communication Starts Early. " Communication begins as soon as a baby

is born. The way you touch, hold, look at and talk to babies help them learn your language, and

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