It's something that many parents do without thinking, but if you use'baby talk' with your child, you may unknowingly be helping them to learn. A new study has revealed that babies really do prefer baby talk, and pay more attention to its exaggerated, sing-song tones. While previous research has shown that monolingual babies prefer baby talk, the new study found that it is also the case for babies exposed to two languages. Not only is it good to speak baby talk to engage an infant and help them learn, parents can use baby talk in two languages without making their offspring confused, the research reveals. Babies will pay more attention to baby talk than regular speech, regardless of which languages they're used to hearing, according to a study by UCLA's Language Acquisition Lab and 16 other labs around the world Baby talk is a certain style of speech employed by adults when talking to an infant.

Learning a second language when you are young has long been known to boost brainpower. Now researchers have found that the brains of babies exposed to two languages benefit from this extra boost even before they can utter a word. Scientists claim that just growing up in a home or environment where they are listening to more than one language being spoken could improve a child's problem solving skills and memory. Researchers have found that the brains of babies exposed to two languages develop better, even before they can utter a word. They claim that just growing up in a home or environment where they are listening to more than one language being spoken could improve a child's problem solving skills and memory Previous studies suggest that speaking two or more languages from a very young age helps a child's development into adults with more highly refined cognitive skills.