If you remember from the Simpson's episode,
Brother can you spare two dimes, Homer's brother Herb invents a device to do this - shouldn't the Simpson's get a patent or something? And perhaps get a cut of the profits here!
A newly discovered baby language is helping infants sleep through the night and mothers bond with their babies.
After eight years of research, Australian mother Priscilla Dunstan says she has discovered a universal baby language, comprised of five distinct sounds.
Dunstan says babies produce the different sounds depending on their needs. 'Neh' means the child is hungry, while 'owh' indicates he or she is tired.
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Other sounds include 'eh', 'eairh' and 'heh', which mean the infant needs burping, has wind or is uncomfortable.
Dunstan says babies make these sounds during the "pre-cry stage" - before they start crying hysterically - thus, parents who learn to identify the noises should be able to reduce the frequency of screaming outbursts.
Dunstan, who has always had a sharp listening skills, identified the five key sounds after spending hours listening to her own son and other infants.
Ohh... and for you parents out there? do you think there is any truth in this stuff at all?
2 Comments:
To answer your question to the parents (though I am not one yet): research shows that parents understand their kids way before anyone else does. I'd very surprised, though, if the vocabulary these kids come up with is universal like that. I wouldn't be surprised if she got her son right -- but all of those other infants, too? Seems unlikely to me.
Fri Dec 01, 12:54:29 PM CST
I have never in my life heard the phrase "has wind" used before. I'm assuming it means to "pass gas" or "fart" :-) Although I've heard the phrase "full of hot air" or "long winded"...
Fri Dec 01, 02:36:29 PM CST
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