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No more baby talk

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Robin Rogers, Silverbridge Realty, San Antonio, Texas 398351

This morning I was pouring cereal into a bowl, and the rattling noise made one of my cats run into the kitchen, thinking I was going to give her an early lunch of dry cat food. I kindly told her in a high-pitched voice, "This isn't kitty food, this is mommy food!"

And then it struck me: what is the point of talking baby talk to cats? My cats know their names, and possibly each others' names, and the meaning of "Get down!" (although they pretend they don't). It's not logical to think ungrammatical sentences or short words would be any easier for them to understand.

I might as well speak to them in full sentences. Or in Shakespearean English. Or I could practice my rusty Spanish on them.

It's just not right for me to talk baby talk to my cats, I realized this morning. How are they ever going to learn to communicate properly if I condescend to them in this manner? From now on, I will treat them like the adults they are.

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Robin Rogers, REALTOR, Broker-owner, TRC, MRP, CRS

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Comments (3)

Than Maynard
Coldwell Banker Heart of Oklahoma - Purcell, OK
Broker - Licensed to List & Sell - 405-990-8862

We never used baby talk with our children. We felt it was a negative influence on learning the to speak correctly.

May 15, 2014 01:25 AM
Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR
Berkshire Hathaway California Realty - Beaumont, CA
(909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning

Hi Robin,

I never used baby talk with my kids but I do with my dogs. They seem to understand me but my husband says they just know the tone of your voice. I don't know.

May 15, 2014 03:19 AM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Robin, you make a great point and it's for that reason that I never used baby talk with my daughter.

Jul 23, 2014 08:26 AM