{"id":552,"date":"2026-05-25T12:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=552"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:12:23","slug":"comic-to-raise-a-confident-little-talker-learn-to-speak-parentese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=552","title":{"rendered":"COMIC: To raise a confident little talker, learn to speak &#8216;parentese&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Looking to raise a confident little talker but not sure where to start?<\/p> <p>You don&#8217;t have to overthink it. According to science, your baby&#8217;s brain is primed to join in on conversation from the moment they&#8217;re born.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=546\">This big university system is embracing AI. Students and faculty aren\u2019t all on board<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<h4>Life Kit<\/h4>\n<h2>The dos and don&#8217;ts of baby talk<\/h2>\n<article><div>\n<h4>The dos and don&#8217;ts of baby talk<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<b>\n<b>\n<b>\n                            \n                            Listen\n                        <\/b>\n<b>\n<span>\u00b7 <\/span>\n<span>19:35<\/span>\n<\/b>\n<\/b>\n<\/b>\n<time>\n<span>19:35<\/span>\n<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<b>Transcript<\/b>\n<button>\n<b>Toggle more options<\/b>\n<\/button>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Download<\/b>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<button><b><b>Embed<\/b><\/b><\/button>\n<div>\n<label>\n<b>Embed<\/b>\n<\/label>\n<b>\n<code><b>&lt;<\/b>iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/nx-s1-5826128\/nx-s1-mx-5826128-1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\"&gt;<\/code>\n<\/b>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Transcript<\/b>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article> <div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Life Kit\" class=\"wp-image-550\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc69978d926b9888d4a226b72b674048-768x768.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc69978d926b9888d4a226b72b674048-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc69978d926b9888d4a226b72b674048-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc69978d926b9888d4a226b72b674048-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc69978d926b9888d4a226b72b674048.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<span>\n        \n        NPR\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>\nLife Kit\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button>LISTEN &amp; FOLLOW\n            \n\n\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\n\n                          NPR App<\/li>\n<li>\n\n\n                          Apple Podcasts<\/li>\n<li>\n\n\n                          Spotify<\/li>\n<li>\n\n\n                        Amazon Music<\/li>\n<li>\n\n\n                        iHeart Radio<\/li>\n<li>\n\n\n                        YouTube Music<\/li>\n<li>\n\n\n                          RSS link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<!--\n              <div class=\"newsletter-placeholder\">\n                Sign up for the [TITLE] Newsletter\n                <input type=\"text\" id=\"emailfield\" name=\"emailfield\" value=\"my@email.com\">\n              <\/div>\n\n              <div class=\"plusoffering-placeholder\">\n                Get perks with [Podcast Title]+\n                <p>Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed.<\/p>\n                <button>LEARN MORE<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n              -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5831266-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK MEDIAPROMO PRIMARY\" -->\n<p>And there&#8217;s plenty you can do to help boost that language development on a daily basis. Avoid the &#8220;goo goo ga ga&#8221; baby talk, for one \u2013 use real words to avoid confusion. And pause to wait for a response when you talk to them, even if it&#8217;s a coo.<\/p> <p>Cartoonist Navied Mahdavian illustrates advice from <u>Roger Harrison<\/u>, a child psychologist at Children&#8217;s Hospital of Philadelphia; <u>Jessica Rolph<\/u>, a mom of three and the CEO of the early childhood development toy company Lovevery; and <u>Amelia Bachleda<\/u>, director of outreach and education at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>New Yorker<u>This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America<\/u><\/p> <h2>More comics journalism from Life Kit<\/h2> <p> Experts demystify the science of awkwardness \u2014 and explain how to reduce the emotional intensity of mortifying flashbacks (like that one time you called your teacher &#8220;Mommy&#8221;).<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=536\">U.S.-Iran peace deal emerging, while war threats still loom<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mother taking care of baby while working\" class=\"wp-image-551\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0fa3c471c2b545f04cf4e17e09139301-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0fa3c471c2b545f04cf4e17e09139301-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0fa3c471c2b545f04cf4e17e09139301-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0fa3c471c2b545f04cf4e17e09139301.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Life Kit <\/h3>\n<h3>Do less, ask for more: How to make life easier as a working parent\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5831266-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<p> How real is the five-second rule? 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