“Don’t use baby talk. Speak to them like an adult.” It’s a familiar piece of advice, often delivered with confidence and good intentions. The reasoning seems straightforward. If we want children to ...

Goo-goo and gah-gah makes us sound ridiculous, but scientists have figured out baby talk helps our children's language development. It happens when we unconsciously shorten our vocal tract to produce ...

Baby talk isn’t just cute – it could play a vital role in helping infants learn the sounds of their language, new research from the University of the Sunshine Coast has found. A study, led by UniSC ...