Is repeating baby talk bad for speech development?

"Your toddler's baby talk is cute, but are you stunting her development by repeating it back?" (Moyer, 2016)

Listening to those little mistakes that are oh-so-cute, we can sometimes find ourselves saying the same mistakes when responding - or maybe even in our own language to encourage the errors simply for their sweetness.  But when is it a disservice to model these errors in our language? 

Dianne Paul, director of clinical issues in speech-language pathology at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, says it is not bad for parents to mimic the mistake's of toddlers as long as they don't do it all the time. 

SLATE: Yes, You Eated Gogurt for Bekfast! Is repeating your toddler's cute speech mistakes bad for her development? 

Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders

Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders - OAFCCD - is the perfect place to find parent resource information, parent support activities and public awareness activities.  The association works with families and communities to ensure all children with communication needs have access to effective speech and language services.  Here, families can find resources, tips, and news about services, funding and getting involved.  Go ahead, check it out for yourself! 

Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders