why do people put on 'that voice' when they are talking to their dogs or babys? i do itto my dog and i dunno whyi do it
i dont i talk to my cat much the same way i would talk to a person. my sister laughs at the way i talk to my niece as well. coz i say things like 'alright mate' in my normal voice
I talk to my godson in a 'normal' voice too - he's 1 soon "hiya mate do anything interesting last night? Go out at the weekend?" that sort of thing
dont you shout at him well i think if you make ur voice sound like a babies they find it easier to relate to also they see your making an effort and giving them attention even if u do look like a muppet which i find it hard to see seems Recardo constantly looks like one
That bugs me as well. Had my 1 year old nephew round the other day. I was talking to him like I would one of my mates, without the swearing obviously and
fair enough if you're talking to a baby but i have witnessed my loved up bruv talking like this to his fiance on more than one occasion - eh al? Juan
My dog ignores me unless i talk with an overactive voice, i think its deaf below a normal frequency or something. You have to squeak at it to get its attention. Alternatively, stand within 2 miles away from it with a chocalte digestive and it soon knows to come and acknowlegde you hehe
Amazing how animals can do that isn't it! My cats will be deaf as a post when you want to get their attention, but somehow they can hear the sound of food being opened from anything up to 4 miles away.
It has actually been proven that very young babies respond better to a higher pitched voice,and most women at least,tend to adopt that voice when talkin to them.Nature will out!! As for doin it when talkin to animals,i've no idea!!!
A book I read a little while back ("The language instinct") totally disproved that. But it's a thick book and there's no 'search' function on the cover
Well my book called "Baby watching" by Desmond Morris says its true,So there. Babies can also recognize the smell of their mothers milk within a few hours after birth.