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Originally Posted by deri
I don't even think it has a place among babies. Just talk to them like every other human being. In the case of babies, just because they can't speak back to you doesn't mean they aren't leaning. My guess is that talking like a retard is just plain terrible for their development.
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Unfortunately, that is incorrect (I say unfortunate, because I dislike it as well). I can't find links in a quick search right now, but there was news about 3 years ago that found that infants hear much better when you speak in a high, singsong voice. Past infancy, you should switch to regular speech, but the first few months should be babytalk.