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Dec102021 by adminNo Comments

‘Baby talk’ helps infants learn words, study finds

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Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Speaking "baby talk" to infants not only helps parents and caregivers connect with the young ones in their charge, but it may also help babies learn to make words, a study published Friday by the journal Speech, Language and Hearing found. Mimicking the sound of a smaller vocal tract clues babies into how words should sound coming out of their own mouths, the researchers said. "It seems to stimulate motor production of speech, not just the perception of speech," study co-author Matthew Masapollo said in a press release. "It's not just goo-goo ga-ga," said Masapollo, an assistant professor of speech, language and hearing sciences at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The way adults instinctively speak to babies, using a higher pitch, slower speed and exaggerated pr...

Mar222021 by adminNo Comments

Made In Chelsea star Ollie Locke announces plans for surrogate baby

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Made In Chelsea star Ollie Locke has revealed he is planning on having a baby via a surrogate with his husband Gareth.The couple married at London's Natural History Museum last year, just days before England's second coronavirus lockdown began. Locke, 33, made the announcement on Instagram, along with a picture by Mexican pop artist Jose Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros, showing two male Disney heroes sharing a kiss and cradling a smiling baby boy. Fellow reality stars including The Only Way Is Essex's Lydia Bright, Geordie Shore's Vicky Pattinson and presenter Gaby Roslin were quick to congratulate the couple.In his post, Locke said they will be traveling to America for treatment "soon", admitting the "legal formalities" have been "difficult". ...

Dec252020 by adminNo Comments

Director Robert Rodriguez shares Baby Yoda video

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Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Director Robert Rodriguez shared on Twitter a video of him playing guitar for the Child/Grogu -- known by legions of fans as Baby Yoda -- on the set of the Disney+ show, The Mandalorian. "Here's a Christmas present to all those who asked me what it's like to hang out with Baby Yoda on the set of #TheMandalorian #TheTragedy. Check out #DisneyGallery for more behind the scenes!" Rodriguez tweeted Friday. Advertisement The clip shows Rodriguez jamming on the guitar while the adorable puppet wiggles his ears and nods his head to the music. Season 2 of The Mandalorian -- a Star Wars spinoff starring Pedro Pascal -- had its finale on Dec. 18. Rodriguez helmed Episode 6, which debuted on Dec. 4. His other credits include Sin City, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, Despera...

Oct12020 by adminNo Comments

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend speak of ‘deep pain’ of losing baby

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Chrissy Teigen and husband John Legend have said they are in "deep pain" after losing their baby during pregnancy."We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we've never felt before," she wrote in a moving Instagram statement.Her post was accompanied by several black and white photos, including one of her crying in her hospital bed.Model Teigen and singer Legend have two children, and in mid-August revealed they were expecting a third.In her latest post, Teigen revealed the Los Angeles-based couple had been planning to call the baby Jack. Skip Instagram post by chrissyteigen View this post on Instagram We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain ...

Sep282020 by adminNo Comments

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have named baby after his late brother River, friend says

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Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have had a baby and named him River, according to a friend.Director Viktor Kossakovsky revealed the news at Zurich Film Festival while promoting new film Gunda, which Phoenix served as executive producer on. Apologising for the actor not being able to be there, Mr Kossakovsky said: "He just got a baby, by the way, his name was... a beautiful son called River, so he cannot promote [the film] right now." Image: River Phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993 The baby is named after Phoenix's older brother River, who died of a drug overdose at the age of 23.Phoenix, 45, and Mara, 35, have not publicly confirmed the news. ...