Most people believe that women talk more. However,according to linguistics who study the communication style of women and men, this is stereotype. According to them, women are more verbal –talk more- in private situations, where they use conversation as the ‘glue’ to hold relationships together. However, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. We can see these differences even in children. Little girls often play with one best friend, their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups, their play usually involves more doing than talking. I think it’s a bit interesting that parents talk very differently to their sons than they do to their daughters. It begins when the children are newborn babies. Males don’t vocalize as much as girls do, and they don’t have as much eye contact. Female babies vocalize, look at their parents, and remain alert longer. Therefore, parents respond by talking more to the baby girls, who seem to be paying attention and talking back to them. Apparently, then, biology determines the amount of language that parents use.