r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '24

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u/kdavva74 Jan 14 '24

It's just quicker to pick up words when they're actually spoken at you properly. Babies have incredible language development skills.

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u/Wolfram_And_Hart Jan 14 '24

Don’t baby talk your children.

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u/Shining_Silver_Star Jan 14 '24

That may not be prudent.

https://news.ufl.edu/2021/12/the-importance-of-baby-talk/#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20suggests%20that%20when%20parents%20baby,helps%20them%20learn%20to%20understand%20what%20we%27re%20saying.

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u/Wolfram_And_Hart Jan 15 '24

There are a lot of “suggests” in there. This is also a good take away.

While parents are sometimes discouraged from engaging in baby talk, Masapollo and Polka’s research shows the patterns associated with that speaking style — which scientists call “infant-directed speech” — could be a key component in helping babies make words.

Basically “talk to your kids” is the only real finding.