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Talking to babies: How face-to-face communication helps infants “tune in”…and mirror our brain activity

April 28, 2023
baby crawling toward mother, both gazing into each other's eyes and talking

Talking to babies helps them learn speech. But nonverbal cues may teach something more — the ability to synchronize their thoughts and feelings with those of another person.

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  • Babies
    • Overview
    • Communication
    • Crying
    • Feeding schedules
    • Motor milestones
    • Sleep
    • Starting solids
    • Stress and soothing
  • PreK
    • Cognitive development
    • Early math
    • Early science
    • Preschool social skills
    • Toilet training
  • Growing up
    • Defiance & aggression
    • Empathy
    • Friendship
    • Honesty
    • Self-control
    • Social skills
    • Why kids rebel
  • Learning
    • Critical thinking
    • Education
    • Getting smarter
    • Homeschooling
    • Play
    • Social skills activities
    • Toys and games
  • Sleep
    • Overview
    • Newborn sleep
    • Bedtime problems
    • Gentle sleep training
    • Graduated extinction (Ferber method)
    • Nightmares & terrors
    • Night wakings
  • Well-being
    • Diet and nutrition
    • Exercise
    • Green time
    • Protective love
    • Stress
    • Sunlight
  • Parenting
    • Attachment
    • Emotion coaching
    • Parenting styles
    • Parenting stress
    • Positive discipline
    • Postpartum depression
    • Praise and how to use it