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Q&A: Why is conversation good for baby?

Why is conversation good for baby?

Re: Why is conversation good for baby?

The Bump Expert

Conversation is so important for babies. They hear your voice for nine months and need continued "chats" so they’ll develop a language of their own. Studies have shown that babies respond very early to voice -- especially the mother's voice -- and that this is necessary for the infant to later progress through the milestones of cooing to babbling to single words and phrases. Children not exposed to language, even from an early age, can have delayed vocabulary development at school age. And babies love to be talked to, especially sung to (it doesn't matter if your voice is on key!).

Dr. Paula Prezioso

re: Q: Conversation good for baby?

i always talk to DD like, what are we going to make daddy for dinner and do you wanna come with mommy to the store. I like to make her feel like she knows what I am talking about.

Mrsk1020 |

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I always talk to my son, even though I know he dosen't understand anything yet. Its so adorable when I ask him how his day at daycare was and he responds with grins and babbles and I say, "really? Tell me more!" and then he babbles again. We carry on lengthy conversations like this.

sugarcookiedog |

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Talking to DS is the best part of my day. Like a pp I ask what he did and he smiles and coos back at me. Then I sing to him and I swear he tries to sing along. I love it. He also gets his legs and arms going all over the place when he's trying to chat with me, like he's really excited. It's the best! I also try to speak spanish to him every once in a while.

rcollier_17 |

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I talk to my daughter and explain what I am doing. She is so interested in every thing I have to say. I did the same thing with my 4 year old son and he has an amazing vocabulary and is interested in helping out all the time. It makes me feel good to know that they are so interested in me!

Cartersmom06 |

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When DD wakes up in the morning I pick her up out of her crib and she stretches and I say..."ahhhhh stretch". Then I set her down to get her ready for the day and I start talking to her. I ask her how she slept and how her night was. She just smiles at me and talks back in her own way. Then when I get home from work, she is already home because DH picks her up. If she is awake and not occupied I will take her and ask her how her day was and if she missed mommy and daddy. DH says he also talks to her on his way home...even if she is fussing/crying a little. I also talk to her in the car in the morning on our way to daycare as much as I can. It's hard sometimes esp if you can't see them.

angelame1979 |

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Our 9.5 week old just LOVES it when my husband plays guitar and sings for him. I feel so lucky to have a kids' musician for a husband and little Elvis is lucky too but oddly enough, his fave tunes aren't necessarily the ones from the kids' albums my husband's band has made...Folsom Prison Blues is just about his favorite and he seems to dig John Prine tunes too:)!

heyjenna |

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I felt kind of bad after that last post - of course, our little guy loves his Dad's tunes too! Actually, putting on the two CDs Dad's band has made are how I calm him when he's gotten really hungry while I prepare his bottle! The music is, in my opinion, also totally enjoyable for adults - of course, I am biased:) So, if you want to check it out for yourself, feel free - www.dreamtreeshakers.com - keep talking/singing to those babies!:)

heyjenna |

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Talking to your baby is hugely important!! Even though they don't understand every word, hearing language, its patterns and a variety of words helps build connections in the brain right from birth. I working on getting my specialist reading credentials and this topic comes up time and time again. There are numerous studies to support that talking to your baby, and especially reading to them aloud, helps them develop spoken language and later reading and writing. There was recently a podcast on NPR that that touched on this. The study they cited "estimated that by the age of 4, children of professional parents had heard on average 48 million words addressed to them while children in poor welfare families had heard only 13 million." This has consequences in school and is not something that can just " be caught up" later even with the best teachers and intentions. Talk, read, sing and play with language with your children for as long as you can...Read aloud to them as long as they let you. We are still, as adults, learning new vocabulary and "how to read" new materials all the time. So even if they can read themselves, read to them to expand their language base. http://www.npr.org/2011/01/10/132740565/closing-the-achievement-gap-with-baby-talk

jkrnomad |

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My Zaiden kicks his hands and feet up, babbles and make throaty sounds when I talk to him.

JADZANA |

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so they can learn words and be comforted by the human voice

cindiblazina83 |

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For the past week I have started doing head shoulder knees and toes with my 2 month old son and he seems to just love it he will smile so big and start to get loud and move his arms and legs so fast its way adorable

sandrarose08 |

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Conversation is so important for babies! For example, after I had my first daughter Valerie my mother told me that it's so important to keep a conversation with her because she will smile more she will respond just pay close attention. So I did, I talk to her ask her questions like: "What does Valerie want to do today"? I even like to express to use their name as often as you can that way they get use to that as well. Also think about this, when you talk to your little one just think about how they love hearing that voice they heard for 9 months and just look at them when you talk to them, it's great when I can get my Valerie to smile so I do it all the more! :)

MarcyDeLarm |

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I do speak to KJ in a normal voice. No baby talk. I ask him about his day. I ask him how he is feeling. I ask him if it is okay for me to do something to him before I do it. He moves his mouth as if to respond. When a sound does come out I respond back.

MrsDLP9211 |

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