💡 There are so many playful ways to encourage babbling! Comment “BABBLE” and we’ll send you 8 easy tips to try today. 👋 Hi! 👩‍⚕️ We’re Ilana and Kellie—a speech-language pathologist and a CDA (and moms!) We’re here to help you connect, play, and nurture your little one’s communication skills from the very beginning. Curious what babbling really sounds like? Here are a few real-life examples 👶✨ Babbling isn’t just noise! It’s one of the biggest milestones in early speech and language developm

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Here’s one of the most fascinating child development videos I’ve ever shared. As your baby learns language, they begin by approximating the examples you set. After a period of early experimentation with sound (including cries, coos and gurgles), infants begin babbling - making speech-like sounds (which often include components of conventional speech) that are - nonetheless - not yet conventionally meaningful. This babbling phase is a precursor to the use of formal words. And it happens in all la