Is your baby called "Mom" first, or "Dad" first?
Yesterday I chatted with one of my parents, Biscuit's mother. She said that since Biscuit was born, she hasn't gone to work anymore, except for bedtime, as long as she opens her eyes, she is a biscuit. But unexpectedly, the 7-month-old baby called "Dad" first!
Little Biscuit's mother also said that she was so wronged at the time and cried for a while. She felt that she had paid so much to the baby. In the end, Little Biscuit actually kissed her father. It was so sad!
This is wronging the baby.
The baby first calls "Dad" or "Mom" first, not because of whom he is closer to, but because of his pronunciation!
Most babies are called "daddy" first
03strong Dad" . This is not nonsense, but comes from a research.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia in Canada conducted research on babies between 8 and 16 months old in the United States and China.
These babies’ native families use English, Cantonese and Mandarin as their main languages.Researchers have found that most babies are called "dad" first.
Similarly, the results of a questionnaire initiated by the Maternal and Child Forum also showed that fathers are the first words spoken by their babies, accounting for approximately 52%; mothers ranked second, accounting for approximately 35%. Another 13% of babies said words such as "cat", "ball" and "no" in their first sentence.
I don’t know if you have noticed that in the Japanese, Korean, American, and Thai dramas we often watch, the pronunciation of "mother" is relatively consistent, and it is basically mama.
Later I checked and found that it seems that all the "mothers" in the world have a relatively single pronunciation, almost all of them are called mama.
The pronunciation of "dad" is richer, including papa, baba, dada and so on.
But the singleness of the pronunciation is not the key to determining who the child calls first.
is mainly father's first letter "b", and mother's first letter "m". When the baby pronounces "dad", it belongs to " plosive ". The pronunciation does not require air current vibration vocal cords.
The pronunciation of "mother" is "nasal". When it occurs, the airflow must not only vibrate, but also pass through the nasal cavity.
For babies, the pronunciation of "daddy" is simpler, and the baby is easy to pronounce it, so it is not surprising that you call it dad first.
sounded "Dad",Not necessarily calling dad
Two days ago, I listened to a live lecture on children's language development. Someone interacted and said: My child can start calling someone in 5 months!
The host was very surprised when he heard it, and reminded him: 5 or 6 months old children sometimes can "dad" or "mother" sound, may just be made unconsciously when playing, it is not true Are calling mom and dad.
Normally, babies can say the first meaningful words when they are about 12 months old, not just their pronunciation.
The first thing they talked about was the parts related to their daily lives: mom and dad, toys, clothes, etc.
And before that, the "words" the baby said had no meaning. They are just naturally practicing the vocal cords, the coordination of the mouth and the tongue, not to mention the fact that the teeth are not fully grown.
Therefore, the baby's babble does not necessarily refer to the parents. Maybe they just saw the food, maybe they just saw other interesting objects.
But as a parent, as long as the baby makes a sound like "dad" and "mother", it will make up for the call to himself, and immediately appear in front of them, teasing them to say "call dad" or " Call mother". Repeated several times, the baby will naturally associate this pronunciation with the image of the parents.
However, many elderly people said that if the baby calls the father first, it means that the next child will give birth to a son. If the baby calls the mother, then the next child Will give birth to a daughter, in fact, these are no scientific basis, mothers don't blindly believe it.
Although our article says that most children call their dad first, but because mothers spend more time with their babies, it is possible to call their mothers first.
Does your baby call Dad first, or Mom first? Let’s have a chat in the comment section~
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