Better Brains for Babies - Infant-Directed Speech video transcript

When we use infant directed speech, we tend to use a higher pitch with elongated vowel sounds and exaggerated rhythms. This helps the infant hear the sounds easily so that they can learn language. Let's demonstrate. Hi, baby. Hi baby. Hi baby. I see the duck. You have a duck on your shirt. I see blocks. You have blocks on your shirt.

Better Brains for Babies - Infant-Directed Speech video

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