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Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language

  • Written by Karen Stollznow, Senior Research Fellow of Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University
imageEmphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse them about speaking properly. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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