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Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mom Slammed After She Admits She Doesn't Talk to Her 11-Month-Old Baby, Says Dinner Is 'Just Quiet'
A mom was met with backlash after she posted a video saying she rarely talks to her baby "Does anyone else like not talk to their kid or their baby?" she asked in a since-deleted TikTok Many users pointed out that talking to young children helps their speech developmentA new mom took to TikTok to ask whether it was normal not to talk to her baby, sparking a wave of criticism. TikTok user mak_and_momlife posted a now-deleted video looking for input from fellow parents, and they did not shy away from sharing their honest thoughts. "Does anyone else like not talk to their kid or their baby?" she began the video. 'My daughter is 11 months old and me and my wife spend most days with her together," she explained in the video. "Today, it was just me and her all day, and I realized sitting at dinner that it was just quiet and we weren't even talking, which she can't talk about, but I don't talk to her." 'Is that weird?" she asked. "Should I be saying things so she can learn how to talk? I make noises, I do funny faces, I dance, but I don't converse." The video quickly went viral, with many users even screen recording and stitching the original clip to share their opinions. PresitgeTea reposted the video in its entirety, and many of the commenters were quick to call out the TikTok user for not talking to her little one. ''She can't talk' how do you think she's going to learn?' one person commented, quoting the user. 'It takes a massive effort to not talk to your baby,' another person added. Other commenters were quick to mention the scientific and developmental benefits of talking with your children, with one adding, 'Your 11 month old should already be saying words. Not full sentences but some words. Kids learn by you speaking to them.' Diane W Bales — Child Life Program Director at the University of Georgia, professor, and extension human development specialist — strongly recommends talking to your baby, calling it 'the most important step you can take.' 'Some parents feel silly talking to a baby who can't answer them,' Bales writes. 'But your baby is listening to your speech and learning from it even before he can respond with words of his own.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Other baffled users joked that they even talk to their pets. 'Girl I talk to my cat," one user wrote. "I have always talked to my kids even when they were still in utero. How can you not talk to your baby? Poor kid. It's one way you form a bond with your child.' Since then, the user has posted several videos talking to her baby, adding more context to her original clip. In one of the videos, she tells the infant that they "have to give the people what they want." "They keep saying, 'Have you talked to your daughter yet?' I never said I never talk to you, I just said sometimes it's awkward," the mom explains. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Parenting experts weigh in on viral video of mom saying she doesn't talk to her baby
A mom is under fire after claiming she doesn't talk to her 11-month-old baby at all - and sometimes just sits in silence. 'Does anyone else not talk to their kid,' the mom-of-one, who posts under @mak_and_momlife, shared on TikTok in a now-deleted video. 'My daughter is 11 months old and me and my wife spend most days with her together, and today it was just me and her all day and I realized sitting at dinner that it was quiet and we weren't even talking,' she continued, pointing out her daughter she can't talk yet. 'But I don't talk to her. I don't know, is that weird?' she asked. 'Should I be like just saying things so she can learn how to talk? I make noises, I do funny faces, but I don't converse.' In a follow-up video the mom clarified she does talk to her daughter, explaining the post was about the moments of silence where she feels 'awkward.' 'It doesn't mean I'm not trying,' she continued, adding it is her first time being a mom. 'I was just sincerely trying to share a human moment that moms - new moms - have, and I was looking for that connection point. But the video sparked outrage from many parents who criticized the mom for not chatting to her baby, slamming her for making videos rather than talking to her infant. Experts have since weighed in on the matter, explaining it is vital to talk to your children - even if they can't respond. 'I'm learning something new every single day, this is how it works,' she continued. According to parenting experts, interacting with infants is vital to their development. 'Creating a secure attachment with our children is crucial to their development,' Kamini Wood, certified parent coach and a parent to five, told 'Talking to them and engaging with them helps develop a secure attachment, as they hear and feel your presence and learn from your tone,' she added. Wood explained that having conversations with infants creates a 'safe anchor' for them. 'In addition, talking to our babies engages them and allows for other forms of development to occur, such as cognitive growth, emotional regulation, and language development,' she added. Wood added that even though it may feel silly talking to a baby who can't talk back, parents should be doing so. 'When you talk to your baby, you start teaching them how much they are seen and heard. One thing our kids truly need is to be seen and heard by us,' she urged parents. Robyn Koslowitz, a clinical child psychologist, agrees, explaining that babies are 'neurologically wired' to prefer the sound of their mother's voice over others. She added that even if it doesn't come 'naturally, it's a skill that can be learned.' 'Simply narrating, for example, as the baby smiles saying oh you are smiling you like that! This can teach the baby how to equate the word like and smile with the sensation of pleasure that she is feeling,' she advised. 'When the baby sees something new, pointing that out to them, see the yellow flower? It's a pretty yellow flower! Helps build the vocabulary muscle in their brain,' she said.
