My wife and I never baby talk to our kids. We use full sentences and a wide vocabulary including complex words. My son is 3 and can carry a full conversation. Adults at family gatherings are shocked at his social aptitude. My daughter isn’t even 2 and she uses 4-syllable words.
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neuron development is highest at 0-3 yearshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/speaking-to-babies-in-long-sentences-boosts-language-development/ …
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references please!
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Here a link to a 2005 paper from the peer reviewed journal Infancy that undermines the claim of the original poster. Infant directed speech (baby talk) seems to help babies differentiate between words which helps them learn to talk. http://www.musikochsprak.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Thiessen-Hil-Saffran-2005-Infant-Directed-Speech-Facilitates.pdf …
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