How cooing with your baby can help language development

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Copying the early noises your baby makes lets them know you're listening to them.

It also gets them used to the back and forth rhythm of conversation. So listen out for their noises and make them back.

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Listen out for your baby's sounds.
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Make their sounds back to them.
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Even though there are no words involved, it teaches them the back and forth rhythm of chat.