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Babies know when you imitate them -- and like it

Six-month old infants recognize when adults imitate them, and perceive imitators as more friendly, according to a new study. The babies looked and smiled longer at an adult who imitated them, as opposed to when the adult responded in other ways. Babies also approached them more, and engaged in imitating games.

Last Saturday I noticed this. The older babies like communicative interaction of explanations of new things as their brains are hyper aware and sponge worthy of information. Most parents ignore that and do as they do with baby talk etc. lol