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Learning to Communicate

It will be months before your baby says her first word. But babies start
learning about language much earlier.
Even in the first few weeks after birth, your baby is learning about
language. Very young babies can tell the difference between speech
and other sounds. They can tell the difference between the voices of
men and the voices of women. They even know the voices of their own
mothers. A baby can tell the voice of her mother from the voices of
other women. Researchers think babies are able to do this because of
the way specific parts of their brains work.
Babies can also communicate long before they speak. They use
movements and sounds to let you know what they want or don’t want.
Some people refer to these as a baby’s “signals”.

Right now, your baby can tell you if she needs something by fussing or
crying. She can also let you know when she likes something or
someone by looking intently. Babies learn best how to tell parents
what they like or don’t like when they begin to see that parents
respond to them in positive ways.
Even before she can speak, you need to talk to your baby. Even
though there are differences among individuals, babies whose parents
talk to them talk sooner. They also have larger vocabularies. Talking to
babies gives them language skills that will help them learn more easily
when they get to school. Hearing words on the radio or TV is not very
helpful to babies learning language. Your baby benefits from having
you up close smiling, talking and singing.

Label: Your Newborn

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