Does “baby talk” slow childrens speech development?
I wouldn’t say there’s any evidence to support that baby talk slows language development, but it certainly doesn’t help. You don’t need to correct the child if they use baby talk, but as a parent, it’s not good for you to imitate back the baby talk or use it yourself. It goes back to modeling and expanding. If the child says “baba” for bottle, you can respond with “Do you want your bottle?” I think by a certain age, let’s say around 3 years old, it’s appropriate to work with the child to stop using baby talk. Q: At what point should parents be worried about slowed speech development? A: Like in the first question, it’s a red flag if your child is between 18 months and 2 years and has no speech. But something else to be concerned about is if you’ve seen a lot of speech and language development and, all of a sudden, you’re not seeing any growth or expansion. Kids can go through spurts, but if their speech and language is increasing and then just stops, then that can be a red flag. Q: Whe
