How to talk to young children in English

Do you know these English phrases for talking with young children? Words that English speakers use with kids have a lot of repetition ("no-no", "pee-pee", etc.) and often end in the "i" sound ("doggie", "yucky", etc.)

Here are some common examples of things people say to young children.

• Good boy! / Good girl!
• There you go!
• Wow, good for you!
• Look at the doggie! / Look at the horsie!
• Whee!
• Oopsie!
• Did you fall down and get a boo-boo?
• That's a no-no.
• Do you have to go potty?
• Do you have to do pee-pee or poo-poo?
• Time to go put on your jammies and go beddy-bye.
• Don't touch that! It's yucky.
• Where's mommy?

Do you know of any other English "baby talk"? Post your examples and questions in the comments!