How do babies learn to talk and understand words?
Word Detective
How do babies learn to talk and understand words?
A newborn baby can't say a single word. Not "milk," not "dog," not even "no." And yet, somehow, in just a couple of years, this tiny person who started out only crying will be bossing you around in full sentences. How? Let's follow the secret detective work happening inside that little head.
It starts before talking — with listening. Even inside the womb, a baby hears the muffled music of voices. By the time they're born, they already prefer the sound of their own family's language. Their brain is like a tiny recording booth, soaking up the rhythm and melody of speech long before any of it makes sense.
