' Baby Talk' May Play Key Role in Language Acquisition BusinessWeek 12 (HealthDay News) — Experience, gender and personality appear to influence the ” baby talk” parents use when interacting with their infants, say Japanese … and more

Kan Says Japan May Not Double Child Allowance, Nikkei Reports Bloomberg June 13 (Bloomberg) — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said yesterday his government may abandon plans to double the child -care subsidy …

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Yotaro, a Japanese robot resembling a baby, was created with the hope that it will teach parenting skills and encourage Japanese people to have more babies. A Japanese robotics team hopes that Yotaro, a robot that is programmed to mimic the behavior of human babies, will increase interest in having more babies

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