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Does baby talk hinder a childs progress?
So I was just thinking about how everyone talks to a child in baby talk. What’s the purpose of this and do you think they should talk to them like adults to help them progress into the real world faster and learn the proper grammar they will need later on in life?
My mom never spoke to my brother or I in baby talk and we were both very quick with language as kids. However, I think a lot of variation in vocal tone, sing-song voices and trying on different accents can be beneficial to small babies. I don’t ‘baby talk’ with my son per se, but I do use funny accents and make a lot of weird noises with him. It keeps him very interested and fascinated in socializing with people when he’s always exposed to new noises. And now that he’s babbling he’s realizing how vast the range of noises he can make are. I feel like by talking to him like this, I’m just helping expose him to the range of possibilities with his vocal and facial muscles. That being said I also talk to him in a normal voice about pretty mundane things (like ‘how and why we fold laundry’ if he’s in his swing and I need to do some housework!) But I would say I use my normal voice about a third of the time and a silly voice with funny noises the other two thirds. Monkey see monkey do, and the more he’s exposed to the more he will try, which at this age is the main goal I think. I don’t expect him to have great grammar but it’s good to help them on their way to forming different sounds based on watching what you can do!
ETA: If we’re talking about older babies and toddlers as well, then I think too much babytalk or funny voices can be a little detrimental. My SIL’s kids are 5 and still speak the same way they did when they were 3. It was cute then, but they’re outgrowing it fast, and it’s tough for my SIL to break those habits now. I think during playtime, funny voices and weird sounds and words are expected and fun, but throughout your poor speech and language habits.
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Relationship after baby?
My fiance (we are getting married next month) and I have talked and are ready to have children as we have been together for several years. I have heard some of our friends say that they love their wives more than they ever thought they could because they had children together, while others say that they are disgusted by their wives after baby bodies, etc. Does anyone have any advice or words of experience? Has your relationship as a married couple grown or been hindered because of children?
Children are wonderful! They are stressful at times but there is no way to describe the joy in your heart when they run across the room to give you a hug when you get home from work or wherever or when they reach some milestone in their lives. Some women’s bodies snap right back into shape after the baby is born and some don’t. My wife’s body did not but she is still as sexy as ever. Had we never had children I don’t think our relationship with each other would have progressed to the point it has- without kids I think we might have stagnated and floundered relationshipwise.
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