Imagine you’re strolling through a park and you overhear a middle-aged couple cooing over each other, doting over their “wittle sugar pwum” and “baby doll.” “Ewwww,” you might reflexively think. Baby ...

Is baby talk good for a romantic relationship? Source: jambulboy/pixabay Baby talk triggers mixed emotions in people. Baby talking towards babies or pets seems perfectly appropriate to most observers.

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(THE CONVERSATION) — Imagine you’re strolling through a park and you overhear a middle-aged couple cooing over each other, doting over their “wittle sugar pwum” and “baby doll.” “Ewwww,” you might ...

Melanie Soderstrom is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Michael C.

Is baby talk good for a romantic relationship? Source: jambulboy/pixabay Baby talk triggers mixed emotions in people. Baby talking towards babies or pets seems perfectly appropriate to most observers.

Ramesh Kaipa receives funding from the Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science & Technology. He is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Imagine you’re strolling through a ...