Why not? People do it all the time, & people tell me I shouldn't talk baby talk to babies. They said it would mess up the vocabulary & create speech impediments. Is this true? I've seen babies receive baby talk & grow up to talk fine, just like anyone else.
2007-08-10 20:25:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
that's bullsh__ Millions of people were spoken to that way and look at the way they speak now. speech problems are not created this way...you're either born with something that impairs your speech, or you acquire it such as a stroke, or you develop it like autism. so don't think that it harms babies because it doesn't
2007-08-10 20:32:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 6⤋
No, not true. As long as the baby is not hearing baby talk 100% of the time, it is not harmful. Small babies, especially newborns respond to the high-pitched sounds that people make during "baby talk" and it is actually a bit good for them. Like I said though, not all the time. Babies will learn more from the everyday talking that mothers tend to do around them then from some one who encounters them much less often. But, if a parent would rather you not use "baby talk" you should respect their wishes.
2007-08-10 20:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by ShellyC 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The voice going up in pitch and being soft is a normal reaction when talking to a baby and doesn't do any damage. The "baby talk" that retards language development is when you don't use the proper words for things so when they do start having the chance to "talk" with other people they don't understand what is being said. So as long as you use proper language when talking to your baby you won't retard their development.
2016-05-19 06:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My three year old niece was not talked like a baby. She was talked like a regular person. She now talks a lot, she has so many words in her vocabulary. Children who do get baby talk when younger tend to have times when they talk like a baby or even act. When I was 10 yrs old I had a friend and she would talk like a baby and act like one too, it was weird. I talk to my one year old like i would talk to a 7 year old child. But that is just my opinion.
2007-08-10 21:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Babies are sponges. I don't think it hurts to talk baby talk, but having real language in their first few months some studies show can benefit the child's vocal capacity and understanding later. No one talked babytalk to me and when I started talking it was in complete and almost abnormally coherent sentences. Same with my three siblings. So I wouldn't say baby talk can "harm." but for some babies, (and this isn't proven) grown up talk *MAY* "help."
2007-08-10 20:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by cthulhu_kisses 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO it's fine, it's actually been proven to be instinctive. Babies respond better when spoken to in a higher, sing-song voice. Adults tend to enunciate better when they speak to a baby, even if it sounds silly. And just the fact that people all over the world automatically start speaking differently to a baby (more engaged, more intense, more eye contact) should indicate that it's an important way to help babies develop their communication skills.
2007-08-10 20:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I have never talked baby to my toddler and she now has one of the most advanced vocabularies many people have ever seen...obviously, I love her and we have a lot of fun...singing silly songs etc....but I have always spoken to her as if she was an adult and she now understands a lot more than many of her cousins and friends.
2007-08-10 20:56:48 · answer #7 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think it is. Matter of fact, it's one of my biggest pet peeves! My husband and I have never talked "baby talk" to our son. He's now 2, and his vocabulary is outstanding. He was evaluated by a developmental specialist at 21 months, and she said his vocabulary was that of a 3 year old. I understand that it won't hurt anyone in the long run, but why encourage it? Babies and kids are just the same as us, only smaller! Why not encourage them to speak clearly and communicate their wants and needs?
2007-08-10 20:33:16 · answer #8 · answered by munkees81 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
After about 3 months I told family members to not talk baby talk to our son because I wanted him to hear "Normal" speech. He was a preemie (Almost 3 months early) and I didn't want his speech to be impaired...his occupational therapist told me that it CAN cause speech delays in children with no hearing problems, and also DO NOT let them watch Teletubbies. They do not use proper speech. One of my nieces was allowed to watch this and at age 8 it is still hard to understand her speech, and she has no hearing problems, or any other delays.
2007-08-10 20:46:05 · answer #9 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It makes a HUGE difference in their development if you speak to them in a normal tone of voice. They get used to speech patterns, grammar, inflections, etc. done naturally, not in that forced 'baby talk' way.
2007-08-11 02:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by Lydia 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont talk like a baby to my baby.. I dont want her growing up sounding like a baby
2007-08-10 20:42:24 · answer #11 · answered by Lovely T 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋