How to understand baby talk
Ever wondered why babies make the same sounds regardless of which country they are from? It’s almost like babies have their own universal language that adults don’t really understand!
Research has shown that baby talk is much more complex than we assume. Most parents do realize that their babies are trying to communicate something by making sounds. But it takes them at least 6 months to learn their baby’s cues. Even then, much of the baby language remains a mystery.
Language starts in the womb
Research done at the Pacific Lutheran University showed that babies learn language in utero. The tested newborns responded to words they previously heard while in the womb.
Babies develop their hearing before being born. So hearing their mother’s voice helps them develop language before birth.
They are particularly sensitive to vowels, which they are able to distinguish first among other sounds. Researchers also found that the last 10 weeks of pregnancy are key for learning language.
De-coding baby talk
Understanding baby talk would make life so much easier for parents especially since the needs of a small baby are sometimes hard to figure out.
But experts believe that babies they do more than just cry. They have a language of their own and if parents pay attention they can start to understand it. At least partially!
You can actually train yourself to understand the sounds your baby makes with the Dunstan Baby Language System.
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