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Oct 22, 2019 4 min

1.030 LANGUAGE: Understand Words: Use "motherese"

from The Interaction Coach Hosted by Joyce A. Olson

Please LEAVE A REVIEW on your podcast app. It helps more parents find this information. Thank you! Download the list of Level One Targets and Activities. Motherese is a term used for the way people talk to infants. People use a higher pitch, simplified words, sing-song phrases, and exaggerated intonation. Motherese is a type of mediation. Talking this way emphasizes important characteristics of speech and makes them more noticeable to young children. It also catches young children's attention more effectively than "regular" talking so they are more likely to pay attention to what we are saying. Today's activity: Use characteristics of motherese when talking with your young child. Find more resources at www.TheInteractionCoach.com

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