tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post5232645375449139810..comments2012-05-07T01:29:53.144-07:00Comments on HBSE Class Parenting Blog: Baby Talk by Elisabeth ArnoldHBSE Spring 2012 Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-27255408030612269242012-03-10T07:51:37.571-08:002012-03-10T07:51:37.571-08:00I agree talking to a baby in a high pitched voice ...I agree talking to a baby in a high pitched voice is appropriate. However, I do not believe in talking to them in babble and cooing. I think they need to hear what words really sound like. I was like Zara. I sat my girls on the counter or in a high chair when I was in the kitchen and talked to them about everything. If I was cooking, I would show them an item I was using, such as an egg, and tell them about it. This was a great learning and interaction time for us. <br />Susan DavisHBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-23877756837754044642012-02-05T18:04:23.535-08:002012-02-05T18:04:23.535-08:00I also have heard that talking to your baby like a...I also have heard that talking to your baby like a baby was frowned upon, not only is it very difficult not to but its boring not to. I agree that its good to talk to your baby in baby talk because it keeps their attention and its good to see their different reactions, i think it could be reasuring to a parent to see that your baby is responding how they should to certain soudns and facial expressions. Even as an adult, who wants to hear someone talking monotone its dule i can only imagine how a baby feels.HBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-11403584460247202852012-02-05T16:05:56.003-08:002012-02-05T16:05:56.003-08:00Sorry the last post about babytalk was by Zara Fol...Sorry the last post about babytalk was by Zara Foley. I just forgot to put my nameHBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-29476935246431539172012-02-05T16:04:45.354-08:002012-02-05T16:04:45.354-08:00I really liked this because it just reinforced wha...I really liked this because it just reinforced what i was taught by my mother and grandmother. They told me to always talk to my son after he was born. He was a newborn and i would sit him in his carrier, up on the kitchen cabinet while i did the dishes. I would talk to him about everything...weather, dishes, clothes, etc. I did it in a voice i thought would keep his attention, and i often thought if someone could hear me talk about random things in a "babytalk" voice they would probably think i was crazy! But I've always talked to my babies and i feel it helped them because they knew my voice so well they hardly ever cried. I was able to talk them down while I changed their diaper or fixed a bottle. I think i was able to do it so well because I had been talking to them since birth.HBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.com