I find it so boring to go on talking to my little baby boy when he doesn't reply. What should I do?
You, and the adults who care for him, provide him with language to imitate.
Learning to say words takes time as a baby's tongue, lips and mouth box have to develop. If you don't talk to him, he can't find out how to make sounds.
Look into his eyes and you'll see he is already 'talking' to you. As he gets older, he will respond to your soft way of talking by babbling and sometimes laughing. Every little dialogue he hears is a learning opportunity, so go on talking to him and he will respond in his own way.
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