2007-12-06 00:42:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You don't have to say "Mama," she's always right there.
2007-12-06 00:49:51 · answer #1 · answered by stephcarson 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When baby first start making their cooing noises their mouths and tongue don't roll yet like how an older person's would saying certain words. so imagine you are holding your tongue out straight and trying to talk. Listen how you sound. You're saying "da da" right????
2007-12-06 08:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by Tha Blessed One 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an easy sound they can make, and because we relate da da to daddy we re-enforce it until the baby associates da da with his or her dad.
2007-12-06 08:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by catywhumpass 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm letting my boyfriend teach our son how to say dada and I'm teaching him mama. He's only around 5 1/2 months old but I can already tell he's trying ti immitate me when I say "mama" but he just isn't quite sure if he can do it yet. I beileve my son will say "mama" first.
2007-12-06 09:00:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because you dont have to form your mouth to say it. My son is 6 months and says Mom and dad and said mom 1st ! I so happy. My only kid to say my name 1st and i love it. But hes a mothers day baby so that may be why :)
2007-12-06 09:24:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most babies say mama first, closely followed by dada. This is true across most world languages, not just English. Baby babbling is apparently hard-wired in the human species. They start making sounds, and then depending on what gets reinforced by caregivers, attach meaning to them.
2007-12-06 08:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by RE 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
because its easier for a baby to push his tounge to the top of its mouth and make a dah sound then it is for them to push their lips together and make and mah sound
most of the time
2007-12-06 09:08:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
interdental sounds ( where the tongue touches the roof of the mouth) are easier to make than bilabial sound (where the two lips touch together)
2007-12-06 10:00:52 · answer #8 · answered by Yummy Canadian Mummy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because life is not fair LOL...now, seriously, because it's easier to make the sound of letter "d" than letter "m". My daughter's Ped told me that.
2007-12-06 09:14:09 · answer #9 · answered by Baby Ruth habla español 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easier for them to say DaDa
2007-12-06 08:51:25 · answer #10 · answered by Rachel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because they are with their mum all day. it always bugged me that my boys did this........but honestly, if mum is home with them who does she talk about? daddy! you might not think you are doing it that much but.....think about how you talk about your husband all day with your kids. i do it constantly without even thinking about it or remembering it. just the sligtest reference that is reinforced over and over agian during the day i.e "daddy will be home soon", "i'm making daddy dinner" etc, etc. it really sinks in with little ones.
2007-12-06 08:53:49 · answer #11 · answered by Mary May 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋