Experts share whether talking like an adult or using "baby talk" or child-directed speech is more helpful when talking to ...

Baby talk at this age is still primarily a hit-or-miss playing with sounds like "ga-ga," "da-da," and "ba-ba." Smile, face your baby, and continue to repeat simple words clearly throughout the day.

An additional 27% have experience with talk therapy but aren’t using it currently. ... Baby Boomers are about three times more likely than Gen Z to say they have no interest in talk therapy at all.

Somatic therapy has gained even more attention recently, in part thanks to social media, where content creators and therapists are raising awareness and providing education to millions of people ...

Talk therapy is on the rise The number of Americans relying on psychotherapy went up between 2018 and 2021, whereas the number of people using psychiatric medications went down.

The new study finds that the number of American adults getting outpatient talk therapy grew from 6.5% to 8.5%. MARK OLFSON: That's an increase from about 16 1/2 million to nearly 22 million people.

The new study finds that the number of American adults getting outpatient talk therapy grew from 6.5% to 8.5%. MARK OLFSON: That's an increase from about 16 1/2 million to nearly 22 million people.

The findings mark a significant change from patterns of previous years, explains Olfson, who is the study's lead author. Since the late 1990s, use of talk therapy first declined, then plateaued.