A method is provided for isolating and ascribing meaning to infant cry, and of teaching new parents and others how to attribute such meaning to particular cries correctly. In addition, an example of a system for use in teaching a person to do so stores, in reproducible audio form, at least one infant sound, or 'word' (and preferably several such) from a group of predetermined infant words. A quick-reference presents information relating to the infant word(s) in visual form. Also provided is a teaching device that stores in reproducible audio form at least one infant word (and preferably a set of such words), and can play the infant word(s) back as audible sound. The storage may be a DVD, or an electronic memory containing audio files that can be accessed for playback by the playing means, which may be integral with the storage. One example of such an arrangement may be a chart or book with such memory and playback circuitry attached.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING MEANINGS IN SOUNDS MADE BY INFANTS