What is it about talking to babies? We know they can’t really respond, but yet we all instinctively communicate with them using “baby talk.” 

However, have you ever thought about whether this baby talk may be affecting your child’s speech development? After all, it’s not typically considered “proper English.”

On Today's episode I chat with Christa Lam-Cassettari who is a researcher in infant studies and leader of the MARCS Baby Lab at Western Sydney University, about the truth if baby talk can actually impact your child's speech development.  

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