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Originally Posted by Nyororin
This bit makes me sort of raise my eyebrows. Formal speech to a baby...?
While "baby talk" may not be necessary, simplification is. That kind of grammar doesn`t come into play for quite a while. You want to communicate with the least number of words. (～なーに？ ～だね！ etc ) and an emphasis on the important part you want to teach. (おおきな～だね！ ながーい～だよ！ etc)
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Thanks! This is why I came here for information.
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I won`t say that you should give up, but I think it would be a good idea to look into actual material for children. Watch some shows aimed at babies. Just as you wouldn`t start out speaking to a baby with stiff and formal English, you don`t in Japanese.
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Do you know of any that would be good? I asked in post #4 but got no response.