How do babies communicate

Babies are born with the ability to cry, which is how they do most of their communicating. A baby's cries generally tell you that something is wrong in their world. In fact, sometimes what a baby needs can be identifies by her cry- for example the "I'm hungry" cry may be short and low pitched, while "I'm upset" may sound jerky. A baby's smile says "I'm happy" or "Do that game again!" A baby cries …

…you to tone it down. Talking during play is a great way for babies to learn language. Babies express their interest and pleasure in communicating with you by gazing, searching with their eyes, smiling and laughing. Babies show that they want to stop an interaction and their displeasure by looking away, tilting their heads away, whimpering and pushing away with their arms and legs. Babies pay more attention to human voices than to other sounds.