{"podcast":{"title":"The Baby Fact Check","slug":"the-baby-fact-check-7868428","podcast_index_feed_id":7868428,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thebabyfactcheck/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thebabyfactcheck.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22295843/TBFC_S1_Pod_Cover_Photo_SMALL8iwvk.png","author":"The Baby Fact Check","episode_count":7,"summary":"The new parenting podcast where trusted experts fact check the baby advice filling your social media feed. As a new dad, Greg Foot - creator and host of the popular BBC podcast Sliced Bread - is being bombarded by parenting tips so he’s making this podcast to work out what’s fact and what’s fad. With Greg’s son Teddy only a few months old, Series 1 focuses on newborn babies - fact checking advice on newborn sleep, skin-to-skin contact, crying, language development, gassy babies, bottle feeding, playtime and baby skincare - to find out what really helps, and what’s just noise! As always, our podcast promise to you is... no influencers trying to sell you stuff, no pursuit of parenting perfection, and no judgement. Just evidence-based advice from experts you can trust, to help you be the best parent you can be today. Let's figure this out together. If you've seen a piece of parenting advice you'd like us to fact check drop us an email to thebabyfactcheck@gmail.com and come join The Baby Fact Check Family on Patreon at patreon.com/TheBabyFactCheck Follow us on social media: Instagram: @TheBabyFactCheck TikTok: @TheBabyFactCheck Facebook: @TheBabyFactCheck Credits: The Baby Fact Check…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T16:17:25.003752+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-baby-fact-check-7868428"},"episode":{"title":"Newborn Language: “Parentese”, Baby Sign & Multilingual Families - S1 E4","slug":"newborn-language-parentese-baby-sign-multilingual-families-s1-e4","published_at":"2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-baby-fact-check-7868428/newborn-language-parentese-baby-sign-multilingual-families-s1-e4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-baby-fact-check-7868428","url":"https://thebabyfactcheck.podbean.com/e/newborn-language-talking-to-your-baby-parentese-multilingual-families-s1-e4/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bk3kt7y2p9km35q2/EP_4_POD_FINAL_-_9_JUNE_6PM8yq09.mp4","summary":"Is “baby talk” really the best way to talk to your newborn to help them develop their language skills? Can “baby sign” help babies communicate sooner? And if your family speaks multiple languages, how can you help your baby understand and learn them? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, new dad Greg Foot is joined by trusted experts to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around newborn language: “Babies don’t understand language yet, so there’s no need to talk to them.” “Speak to your baby as you would an adult so they don’t learn bad speech habits.” “Just speak to your baby in one language so you don’t delay or confuse them.” With help from Professor Sarah Lloyd-Fox (University of Cambridge) and Dr Elizabeth Kirk (Anglia Ruskin University), Greg explores when language learning really begins, the truth about baby sign language, and why parents do not need to be naturals at speaking “parentese” to make a real difference. If you’ve seen a piece of parenting advice you’d like us to fact check, email us on thebabyfactcheck@gmail.com Join The Baby Fact Check Family on Patreon: patreon.com/TheBabyFactCheck Follow us on social media:Instagram: @TheBabyFactCheckTikTok: @TheBabyFactCheckFacebook: @TheBabyFactCheck The Baby Fact Check is a Science Media Studio production. Series Producer: Greg FootContent Producer: Graihagh JacksonVideo Producer: Adrienn RuszAudio Mix: Jonnie HowardRecorded at: The Raspberry Pi Foundation, with help from Daria Hupov & Peter SimisonSpecial thanks: Teddy’s mummy, Katrin!","meta_description":"Is “baby talk” really the best way to talk to your newborn to help them develop their language skills? Can “baby sign” help babies communicate sooner? And…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1183,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-baby-fact-check-7868428/episodes/newborn-language-parentese-baby-sign-multilingual-families-s1-e4/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-baby-fact-check-7868428/newborn-language-parentese-baby-sign-multilingual-families-s1-e4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}