In a nutshell Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times ...

An almost universal phenomenon in humans is the use of child-directed speech, where caregivers communicate with children, ...

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our ...

Child-directed speech, or “baby talk,” plays a crucial role in language development and is a near-universal human behavior.