’that voice’

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

 

they must think 'oh god not him agian'!

 

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

 

lol.....

i just cant put on a voice.....i feel like such a muppet

 

even in fwont of your wittle catty-watty?

 

HAH HAH! First proper laugh out loud of the day

 

my cat is male.....even he would look at me thinking 'tw@' if i spoke like that

 

I tend to shout at my dog as he's always doing something he should'nt

 

I am afriad i am guilty! i cant help it!

 

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


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Im gonna leave that as my sig i think it has character

 

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.

 

Fair point!

I think it only happens in Western Culture IIRC.