Repeating...

• 10-28-2009 10:43 AM

  JSaintD Joined on 10-05-2006 Atlanta, GA Posts 2,931

  Repeating... Reply Contact First of all, HI!  I have been beyond busy at work and haven't time to sneeze, let alone get on here.  So, Kate is talking more and more.  It's just amazing to me what she remembers and what she can say.  We have to be careful about what we say all the time.  Mom said "dammit" the other day when someone cut her off and Kate says..."Mimi, what Dalnit?"  Fortunately, she didn't quite catch the word...but still.   I did want to ask if your kids are saying things over and over again.  Kate will tell me something and I'll acknowledge it...but then she says it over and over and over again, and want a response every time.  Or she'll ask a question, get an answer, and continue to ask it.   I wonder if its because I tend to ask her questions repetitively sometimes because she won't respond to me.  Kate has the ability to completely shut down or ignore you when she wants.  So I'll say..."Do you want milk with dinner? and she won't respond, so I ask again.   We're starting to just say - Kate, ask 1 time.  You don't need to KEEP asking after you get an answer.

• 10-28-2009 12:49 PM

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  Denise1721749 Joined on 09-25-2006 Posts 1,212

  Re: Repeating... Reply Contact I think it is normal. I have noticed Christian going thru phases in his vocabularly and if I don't make to much of a big deal of it, seems to go away within a week. He was on a "huh" kick.....I think I do it horrible..well I know I do it horrible, it drives my husband nutz, I think I just do it habitually because then I answer and he will ask why I said that. Anyhow he did it for a week for everyhing I asked him........I tried not to make a big deal told him twice we say what or excuse me and now he is perfectly fine. He did the same thing a while back with stuttering, he would stammer over his words it came and went out of no where. His very new annoying thing is please please please can you buy me this.......over and over and over. I just tell him he needs to get a job!!! haha They seem to move thru phases of this vocabulary stuff very quickly. His vocabulary is insane!!!!! He blows my mind every day! He watches Super Why Readers and last night at dinner he says " momma I have a hypothesis" hahaha I was like what he goes a guess momma i have a guess!!!!! Yeah I am so in trouble!!!

• 10-28-2009 2:30 PM

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  JSaintD Joined on 10-05-2006 Atlanta, GA Posts 2,931	Re: Repeating... Reply Contact  HA!  We went through the "Huh?" phase a couple of weeks ago.  I thought it was because Poppy is practically deaf and she's always talking to him.

• 10-28-2009 4:59 PM

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  JenCola22 Joined on 03-02-2007 New Jersey Posts 3,936

  Re: Repeating... Reply Contact Haven't hit the Huh phase... but she does repeat!!! Oh GOD does she repeat!!!  Ugh!  She has a huge vocabulary... I've stopped being surprised.... I forgot what she said to me today that I was just like... Ok, she is smart.  I need to be writing this stuff down.  She can carry on a full conversation.  Most of the time I have to remind myself that she is only two.... especially when she is acting out.  And Names!!!!  Holy!  I'm not good with names so this always freaks me.  You can mention someone and she will tell you all of the people that go with that person!   Once she asked someone's name and it was Al, and she then said... Alex's Grandpa is Al too!  She met Al like once or twice.  We have a girl that comes to help me once a week for a few hours and last week Jillian asked me if we could call her mommy and ask if she could sleep over!  hahahahahah

• 10-28-2009 5:53 PM

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  FooFoo Joined on 10-26-2007 Posts 2,403

  Re: Repeating... Reply Contact Kate sounds like Cy!  He'll say something over and over again until I acknowledge him by saying it back.  His favorite thing is to point out tractors and back hoes as we drive along.  He'll say it over and over until I say it, then he says bye bye back hoe.  He knows way more about heavy equipment than I do.  His latest is saying "I'm busy."  Yes, he got that from me.  Nice to see you back, JSaintD.  I've been busy, too, and haven't been on very much lately.  I'm glad this board still exists, even if not much is posted anymore, I just hope we all pop in to update ....especially this winter when we're indoors more often.  Speaking of winter, I bought some ski pants off craigslist so I can build a snow man with Cy in the snow for the first time!  Got him a pair of snow boots at Wal-Mart today, they're size 11.  Last year his boot was size 6!  Oh my gosh.  Well, just rambling.....

• 10-28-2009 7:08 PM

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  Britt Joined on 11-16-2006 6/4/04, NC Posts 4,131	Re: Repeating... Reply Contact Traydun just repeats just because he thinks he's cute.  Wheres daddy?  wheres daddy? and everytime I'm like work or what every and he's like O.  Then he's say the same thing and sometimes he answers himself too.  Its so funny.  lol.

• 10-29-2009 2:01 PM

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  Saumya2k1 Joined on 08-22-2007 Aadya (05-Jun-2007) Northyorkshire, England Posts 1,246

  Re: Repeating... Reply Contact He he he!!! I can't stop myself laughing though I know its furstrating.... Ask abt my girl!!! Aadya repeats everything several times a day as if she is learning them for exams....She will say Well done thousands times a day or for everything she does, either its puzzles or pooping.... She would show me her thumb and will say thubs-up for each and every puzzle or picture or painting. She will also say "Like This" while putting togather each puzzle part... You can not count/imagine how many times she repeats herself/things... But thats good for them in a way as one of her school teacher told me that as quickly as they learn something the same quick way they forget thats why they repeat themselves to remember those things.....Amazing

• 10-29-2009 2:05 PM

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  FooFoo Joined on 10-26-2007 Posts 2,403

  Re: Repeating... Reply Contact Saumya2k1: He he he!!! I can't stop myself laughing though I know its furstrating.... Ask abt my girl!!! Aadya repeats everything several times a day as if she is learning them for exams....She will say Well done thousands times a day or for everything she does, either its puzzles or pooping.... She would show me her thumb and will say thubs-up everything she deos her puzzles. With each and every puzzle or picture or painting she will say "Like This"... You can not count how many times she repeats things...But thats good for them in a way as one of her school teacher told me that as quickly as they learn something the same quick way they forget thats why they repeat themselves to remember those things.....Amazing This is too funny!  Aadya tells herself well done thousands of times a day .... This makes me laugh!

• 10-29-2009 4:43 PM

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  Cookiethief2 Joined on 12-18-2006 #1 5/17/06 #2 6/11/07 #3 12/18/09 Posts 7,804	Re: Repeating... Reply Contact Colby's not usually much into repeating things, but Kayda is.  I think that has alot to do with Kayda talking to me alot and Colby talking to Kayda alot. I wonder if it has to do with where the child is in relation to other children/adults.

• 11-01-2009 4:54 AM

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  Cheshling Joined on 10-13-2006 MD Posts 4,171

  Re: Repeating... Reply Contact Teagan went through a phase like that a few months ago. After answering her once, when she continued I'd ignore her. . .and after she repeated several more times, I'd ask her the question. (Like. . ."Mommy, can I have some juice?" "Yes, I'll get you some in just a minute" "Can I have some juice mom?" ". . ." "Mom! Juice, please?" "What did I say when you asked me the first time?" "You said in a minute. . ." Once she answered me, she'd stop. But that was really with questions. She hasn't really repeated much aside from that since she was just starting to talk. As for ignoring questions, she's been doing that lately, too - drives me batty. Rather than repeating myself, I'll say "Mommy just asked you a question, would you answer me, please?" or "It is rude to ignore question that someone has asked you." If she still doesn't answer, I'll make her look me in the eyes, and ask her again, she usually answers. She's getting better with this, its only been for the last 2 weeksish, but BOY it makes me mad! I waited all this time for you to be ABLE to answer my questions - now you HAVE to!!! LOL!

• 11-01-2009 7:15 AM

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  Beth2128557 Joined on 09-11-2007 Kennedy 6/18/07 & Logan 5/29/09 Posts 581	Re: Repeating... Reply Contact I am not liking this what better be a phase.  If Logan's crying, I get "hey mommy Ogie's crying" 5 or 6 times.  Her remembering things is scary.  If we tell her to pick up toys its "give me five minutes"  Which is what I'll tell her if she wants a drink and I'm knee deep in something already that I cant stop.