Cooing and Babbling

Cooing : Around one month of age babies begin to make cooing sounds in addition to crying. This stage lasts till 4-5 months after birth. Cooing is a vowel-like sound, particularly like ‘moo…..’. Babies make cooing sounds when they are content and satisfied. They seem to get pleasure out of it. When the infant coos, the people talk back to her by repeating the sound she produced-and by making some new sounds. In turn, the infant responds with more cooing. Such ‘dialogues’ become more frequent with each passing day. Such interactions also promote the