💡 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

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