Why baby-talk really is best for your child’s brain: More ‘motherese’ an infant hears the better its language development

Baby-talk and nursery rhymes help babies to learn by getting their brainwaves in tune with their mothers, a study has found.

While talking in a soothing, sing-song voice has long been known to help babies learn, scientists were not sure what effect this has on the child’s brain.

Now brain scans of mother and baby show that their brain waves start to closely match each other as mum sings a nursery rhyme.

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