Sunday 3 January 2016

Baby Talk: From 'goo goo ga ga' to Theory of Mind

Baby Talk: Using Emotion-Based Language With Your Baby Will Help Them Develop Strong Social Skill Later In Life


"Baby talk is a great way to bond with your newborn, but recent research has shown just how important this behavior is in shaping your child’s future social skills as well. According to the study, mothers who used more emotion-based words when speaking to their babies had children who grew up with a better understanding of other people’s feelings." (Dovey, 2015).

Find out more about this research, its findings, and the implications of what it could mean to shift our idea of baby talk from 'goo goo ga ga' to a framework considering emotional language and theory of mind.
Check out the full article, HERE.


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