<P> Purposes and benefits of CDS include support the ability of infants to bond with their caregivers . In addition, infants begin the process of speech and language acquisition and development through CDS . </P> <P> CDS may also contribute to the modulation of infant attention, assist infants in determining relevant syntactic qualities including phonetic boundaries, and convey positive emotion to infants . </P> <P> Children learn fastest who receive the most acknowledgement and encouragement of what they say, who are given time and attention to speak and share, and who are questioned . Six - month - olds can discriminate between medial position syllables in words with multiple syllables when CDS is used . Infants are able to apply this to larger words and sentences as they learn to process language . </P> <P> CDS aids infants in bonding to caregivers . Although infants have a range of social cues available to them regarding who will provide adequate care, CDS serves as an additional indicator as to which caregivers will provide developmental support . When adults engage in CDS with infants, they are providing positive emotion and attention, signaling to infants that they are valued . </P>

At what age does a child typically start utilizing mama/dada with purpose