I spent an hour with the toddler and infant watching https://youtube.com/@msrachel. The 6-month old liked this, too. Definitely made me think of @DrFreemo #BabyTalk #ChildAboos

Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dolphin-moms-baby-talk-calf-b2364664.html

#Dolphins
#BabyTalk
#Young

Thing 1 and Thing 2 in boxes (with baby talk!) #BlackCats #CatsOfMastodon #BabyTalk

Vor allem: Was für eine Sauerei, dass die nach all der Quälerei in ein paar Jahren einfach wieder ausfallen. 🙄 #babytalk

'Imagine you’re strolling through a park and you overhear a middle-aged couple cooing over each other, doting over their “wittle sugar pwum” and “baby doll.”

“Ewwww,” you might reflexively think.

#BabyTalk is cute when grown-ups dote on babies. But when adults converse with each other? Not so much.'

Yet as many as 2/3 of couples do it, and it's correlated with strong relationships.

https://theconversation.com/why-do-couples-use-baby-talk-with-one-another-171361
#language #LanguageMastodon #Psychology #Romance