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  • Linguistics
  • Pediatrics

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  • Parental language input is a key factor in children's language achievement.
  • Parentese, a distinct speaking style, and parent-child turn-taking are linked to language learning.
  • Early language interventions can potentially enhance child language development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess if a parent coaching intervention improves parental language input (parentese and turn-taking).
  • To determine if enhanced parental input influences the trajectory of child language development from 6 to 18 months.
  • To examine the correlation between parentese/turn-taking and child language outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial with 71 infants and their parents.
  • Intervention group parents received coaching at 6, 10, and 14 months.
  • Audio recordings captured parent-child interactions and child vocalizations at 6, 10, 14, and 18 months.

Main Results:

  • The intervention significantly increased parental use of parentese and parent-child turn-taking.
  • Increases in parentese and turn-taking were positively correlated with child language growth.
  • Child language outcomes at 18 months were associated with enhanced parental input.

Conclusions:

  • Parent coaching effectively enhances parentese and turn-taking, crucial for language development.
  • Targeting social interaction in parent-child dyads improves language outcomes.
  • Parentese, as a speaking style, benefits social and linguistic skills in children.