A few months ago, my husband and I weighed the merits of bringing our 6-month-old to Japan in December. On the one hand, ...

Mums alter the timbre of their voice when speaking "motherese" - or baby talk - say scientists in the US. Timbre refers to the unique quality of a sound and is why a piano sounds different to a ...

Using "dog-speak" is important in building a bond between a dog and their owner, scientists from the University of York have found. During a series of tests, dogs were spoken to in a high-pitched ...

It's such a simple, natural thing to have a baby, thinks Mary. But she and husband Paul are preoccupied with their careers. Can their young neighbour Tessa help, or are the emotions around a new ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge are investigating the effects of ‘baby talk’ on babies' brains. They’ve found that the rhythm we use when we speak to babies is important to ...

And can it actually help them to learn language? To find out, let's investigate baby talk. Babies do seem to love it when you speak to them in this this baby talk- this parentese - so let's find ...