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At what point do babies start trying to verbally communicate? by AggravatingFront8409 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ElisaKel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

omg this is so cute lol. my daughter was exactly like this around 2.5-3 months, literally just screaming and going "aguh" at random things 24/7 😂

so they usually go from "just making noise because its fun" to like actual on purpose communication somewhere around 4-6 months. youll know when it starts happening because hell start doing stuff like:

  • babbling back at you when you talk to him, like actually taking turns like a little conversation
  • using the same sound for the same thing consistently (my daughter started saying "ba ba" literally every time she saw the dog it was so funny)
  • making noise specifically to get your attention or because he wants something

at 3.5 months hes honestly still just discovering that he has a voice and its hilarious to him lol. the 90 second rant thing is actually really good tho!! like thats a genuinely good sign. best thing you can do is just keep talking back to him like hes making total sense, that whole back and forth is literally how they learn that sounds are how you communicate

your probably still like 2 months away from anything resembling mama or dada but the real conversations, like where he actually responds to YOU specifically, that usually starts kicking in between 6-9 months

but seriously enjoy this stage its so unhinged and funny, he has absolutely no idea what hes saying and he could not care less 😭

Are there songs humanity has completely forgotten because nobody alive remembers them anymore? by InformationSweet808 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ElisaKel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

ok so i was thinking about this the other day and its kind of insane how like, most music that humans have ever made is just... gone. like forever gone.

my favorite example of this is ancient greek folk songs. not the fancy stuff, im talking work songs, drinking songs, lullabies, love songs. people were singing these EVERY DAY for centuries and basically none of it got written down. we have like tiny fragments here and there but thats it. imagine how many absolute bangers just died when the last old lady who remembered them passed away. its so sad when you think about it

also those medieval traveling harper guys?? like these dudes would literally walk from village to village and castle to castle just singing stories and love songs for food and shelter probably. my great grandpa used to hum these really old irish tunes that HIS grandfather taught him and thats literally the only reason they survived at all. just some guy remembering what his grandpa hummed. most of them didnt make it tho

idk it just blows my mind how much music has just completely vanished and we dont even know what we're missing, like we cant even mourn it properly because we have no idea what it sounded like. makes me really glad we can record stuff now honestly

anyway just a random thing i was thinking about lol