How Babies Talk

In their first three years of life babies face the most complex learning endeavor they will ever undertake as human beings: They learn to talk. How Babies Talk explores how babies learn language, and the ways in which parents and caregivers can nurture these linguistic skills at every stage of their children's development. Organized chronologically, beginning with the unborn child, who can actually tell the difference between similar sounds, this comprehensive book shows how babies learn to recognize words, decipher their meanings, put together sentences, and ask questions. The book also describes how parents can use the latest scientific findings to enhance everyday interactions and provide the most effective learning environments for their children.