A fascinating new study from the University of Texas at Dallas has shed light on the sounds babies make in their first year ...

Along with babies’ first steps, their first words are a milestone that lots of parents look forward to. But the line between babies making sounds and actually saying words is a bit blurry.

As a result, parents repeat these words in interaction with their child, and therefore become some of the first sounds a baby attempts to repeat. The "m" and "d" sounds are the easiest sounds for ...