baby's first pitch

The First Five Years is a weekly radio program presented by Maryland Family Network and airing on WEAA 88.9 FM. The program was previously on WYPR 88.1 FM. The series is focused on the extraordinary developmental period from birth to age five. The First Five Years highlights the challenges and opportunities related to nurturing young children and helping them build a solid foundation for success in school and in life. This program is made possible in part by M&T Charitable Foundation.

Baby's First Pitch

What do you think James Earl Jones sounded like as a baby? How about David Attenborough? A group of French researchers suggests that the pitch of their voices - and yours too - may have sounded when they were babies much as it does now that they're adults.

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Resources & Links

Babies' cries may foretell their adult voices, a study shows (New York Times)
The pitch of babies' cries predicts their voice pitch at age 5 (Royal Society Publishing)