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Originally Posted by Redlemon
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.
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Wow... I have *never* used baby talk with my kids. Ever. When my mother-in-law uses it to speak to them it makes my skin crawl...
I also never talk down to my kids either. If my son doesn't understand a word I use he asks me what it means.