[laplata]

Thanks. That abbu dabbu must be what I was thinking about.

I think parents spelling certain words so the little ones don’t understand is still popular.

[nopardons]

That depends on your age; the "abbu dabbu" was a fad in the late '50s, Pig Latin was popular and much more widely known and used in the 1930s and '40s.

Yes, spelling is still used; however, kids DO soon catch on to it, the older they get.