This kind of talk, dubbed motherese, is an instict that crosses cultural and linguistic boundaries.    From Wordnik.com.  [WNYC New York Public Radio] Reference

In linguistics, systematic studies of "motherese," or the speech caregiver's use when talking to young children, have usually been taken as one of the best pieces of evidence for the poverty of stimulus though see the references in footnote 2 for counterarguments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poverty of Stimulus in Ethics: Some Criticisms] Reference

Even when words are used, moms typically express themselves in a language style called "motherese" or "mom speak" that babies seem to love.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Newborns prefer their mother†™ s voice over other voices and perceive the emotional content of messages conveyed via intonation contours in maternal speech (a.k.a. "motherese").    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

Kuhl and scientists at Tokyo Denki University and the University of Minnesota helped develop a computer language program that pictures people speaking in "motherese," the slow exaggeration of sounds that parents use with babies.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Pepperberg tended to speak to Alex in the singsong “motherese” that doting parents use with young children, and he replied in a voice that seemed to convey a toddlerish pride.    From Wordnik.com.  [Birdbrain « Isegoria] Reference

Primatologists at Kyoto University and their colleagues note that such overemphasis is much like what human mothers do when teaching infants, dubbed “motion­ese” by behavior scientists after “motherese,” or baby talk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Psychology / Neuroscience Link Dump] Reference

No wonder motherese (or baby talk) is also directed to pets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Psychology Today] Reference

One baby-attention grabber is infant-directed talk, or motherese.    From Wordnik.com.  [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference

An interacting parent using motherese talk, gesturing, touching, interactive reading etc. is essential for language acquisition.    From Wordnik.com.  [coloradoan.com - Local News] Reference

(08 / 24 / 2007) Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations to communicate with infants much like human mothers use "baby talk" or "motherese" reports a new study by researchers at the University of Chicago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

Newborns prefer their mother’s voice over other voices and perceive the emotional content of messages conveyed via intonation contours in maternal speech “motherese”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Newborns’ Cry Melody Is Shaped by Their Native Language”] Reference

Because depressed moms don’t talk as much to their babies, don’t use “motherese,” and are less responsive to their babies’ cues, these children can experience language delays as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [You Raising Your Child] Reference

The reader can’t help but get lost in the details and ideas being thrown around, one of the most interesting being that the initial stages of language developed with the relationship between a mother and her baby, possibly communicating in “motherese.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [2010 March 06 « The BookBanter Blog] Reference

~ 'Baby Talk' Used By Monkeys To Interact With Infants -- "Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations while interacting with infants, the way human adults use motherese, or "baby talk," to engage babies' attention, new research at the University of Chicago shows.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speedlinking 8/28/07] Reference