Do you prefer "baby talking" when talking to babies/children?

propably not, because i think that the kidz have to learn the "right" way to speak. of course sometimes we speak in "baby language" with our son, but not often. for us it was important that he learned the correct words. i don't know what happen, when the kidz just talk in "baby talking", but i think it can be hard for the kidz to learned after the baby talking the "normal" talking.....because for the babys is than the baby talking normal, and than they have to learn the normal words, hope you know what i mean. have a nice day!

You have chosen an excellent topic for discussion. My family (with many educators) and I firmly believe in speaking to babies and children directly. My pediatrician also believes this. It's ok, to possibly change the tone by making it more calm or playful. But absolutely we should not speak gibberish. We all need to remember (parents and non-parents) that babies and children learn from us. So if you speak gibberish, it will take longer for their speech to begin. A prime example of how they learn from us, toddlers saying swear words. No one spoke it to them, but they were around when it was said several times. Babies and children are little tape recorders, be positive and informative in things you say around them. Also, if you are in a grocery store and you see a toddler around 2 or 3, go ahead say hi to the parent. Then speak to the child. If that child is healthy, that child speak with understandable words to you. The school systems are trying to kick education up a notch, so just make sure your child is speaking real words. They are enrolling 3 year olds in the headstart program now and teaching kindergateners math. So, you see, there's no time for gibberish.

i have alway spoke plain and clear to all 4 of my kids. they have very good language skill because of it. baby talking hinders they learning to talk.

i believe in talking with babies as if you are talking to an older child or an adult. that's what i did with my daughter. and now that she's just turning 2, she can already express herself. she can already speak in sentences. sometimes, she can even tell stories of what she did for the day or of when she's been to. i think this is better training for them instead of using 'baby talk' in communicating with them.

I think that it is better for children to get used to speaking proper words from the beginning, otherwise they will have to relearn all their language again. With my children we have sometimes adopted some of their baby words into our normal language but for the majority of the time we speak to them in the same was as we would other adults. The one thing that I did with my younger daughter was taught her some sign language for a few things like food, drink, please etc. She was late talking and got frustrated not being able to ask for what she needed. I think it is a better option than baby talk.

I have never seen a good reason to use baby talk to children. I don't see how that could be beneficial to the child. I use to talk to my child just like I would anyone else because I believe it helps for the child to have better communication skills. My daughter is now almost nine an since she was a baby people couldn't stop commenting on how well she speaks. I don't know if it is because I didn't talk to her in baby talk or not but I do believe it helped.

no, but because he/she is still a baby (i have a 1year 3months baby) i use only simple words. i think "baby talking" will affect their communicating skills later in life for baby talking is not easy to erase in their memory. my nephew, his mom baby talks to him and his mom say its cute but now that he is 5 years old and ready to go to school it is not funny anymore. he even call spiderman as chargerman. its a bad habit and it is really hard to break.

Right from when my son was born, my wife and I only ever talked normally to him. We saw no benefit from talking baby babble to him, and I think he has got such a great vocabulary for a 4yr old. I used to not like other people doing it to him either.