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Post by Connie on Oct 17, 2005 15:06:45 GMT -5
Ok all...I know speech is such a big deal for most of us, including myself but while Collin has come such a long long way in the last 6 months this is about to drive me crazy and I don't have far to go!!!
If I hear "WHY" 1 time a day I hear it a thousand and no matter what I say as the answer its never good enough because he come back with "BUT WHY" UGH!!!
So I have turned the tables on him and started asking him WHY...Yikes!!! he has now started telling me "CAUSE" UGH!!!
HELP!!! it's driving me NUTS and he thinks it's a joke!!!
Connie
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Post by Valerie on Oct 17, 2005 15:08:27 GMT -5
Sorry! No help here! Where not up to "why", yet. We are stuck on "NO!" THAT'S what I hear a thousand times a day!  |
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Post by Cathy on Oct 17, 2005 15:15:58 GMT -5
Oh Connie Dear,
Sorry but I have to ROTFL here because Emily (non DS) is 6 and still asks WHY? a gazillion times. It's her curiosity I am sure, but sometimes I am convinced that she does it to agravate me.
But here is a thought on Collin, maybe he is so excited that he is getting a response from you that he keeps doing it. It's like the first time Katie does anything, like oh sing Happy Birthday for instance, we heard it for two weeks straight.. I mean over and over and over and over and over... sighhhhhhhh and now its the Pledge of Allegiance... who da thunk?
They are so happy to be verbalizing something and having us respond. Maybe you could move onto another phrase??
But enjoy the verbalization, even though it can drive me completely insane, I am thankful to hear words and sentences and songs and YES even questions coming out of Katie's mouth.
Good Luck!!!
Hugs,
Cathy
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Post by momofrussell on Oct 17, 2005 15:52:18 GMT -5
Well, I think along the lines like Cathy and expand your answers. When my girls went through this, most currently, Reece... I make HER help me with the answer of "why". I have always entertained my girls and their conversation and WHY doesn't usually bother me.. but I do feel that way about knock knock jokes on occasion LOL. I LOVE the questions that come out of Reece's mouth and how her brain work. My MIL probably wishes she didn't talk so much though LOL. Since Regan wasn't a talker, and Russell doesn't talk, I am loving the conversations with Reece. She loves to ask ME questions she knows the answers to, kinda like the WHY thing.. so I just turn it around for her to answer. I think it's great Collin is facilitating a conversation with questions with you! I know it drives you batty but I would just expand on that. Maybe not ask him WHY but say.. "I don't know Collin, can you help me figure out why such and such does that?". Or something along that lines. Either he will try to help you or he will soon find out it's too much work to ask you why and stop LOL. And he will stop with this RIGHT before Lauren starts up with you! heehee A. |
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Post by Jessie on Oct 17, 2005 16:08:45 GMT -5
I have to say that we would welcome that "why" phase from Jason. I know, it would probably drive me crazy if it were to actully happen, but I can wish for it right now!!
Honestly, I think that Jason would be further along cognitively if he could have went through the "why" stage. He has never had a give and take conversation where he learns anything. He can only accept what we tell him - and we are just assuming we understand what he wants to know - KWIM - we are truly never answering HIS questions about things? I look at that stage, for every child, as a huge part of development and learning.
So . . . when Collin is driving you nuts . . . well, give him a big kiss! LOL
Jessie
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Post by CC on Oct 17, 2005 20:09:00 GMT -5
LOLOL Ohhh CONNIE what a GREAT sense of humor your boy has ;D and pretty DARN smart too I mean to say "CAUSE" when you ask him "Why" how CUTE CC ~ |
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Post by Alice on Oct 18, 2005 11:01:39 GMT -5
Connie, Please do not be upset with Colling asking you "Why", he is learning.  I would love to hear that from Luke, but we are far behind of that... Anyway hugs to you busy mom, Alice |
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Post by Connie on Oct 19, 2005 11:11:24 GMT -5
Alice,
No, I'm not upset with Collin at all and I love the fact that he is talking and communicating with me but all the WHYYYYYYYYYYY's wear me out. The bad part is he knows it bothers me and will just SMILE when he asks WHY!!!....He's such a little SNOT!!
A. - When he does ask WHY and its something I can engage him in conversation in I do but he's usually asking me WHY because I have just told him to STOP doing something!!!....He is really CHEEKY!! Bad Bad boy but it's to cute....annoying but cute!!
Connie
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Post by steffipoo on Oct 19, 2005 11:21:26 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D
lmao...Sorry Connie.... WHY WHY WHY!!!!!! There was a girl denise who used to post here I think you may know here she passed. But she used to tell me I wanted Stevie to talk so bad and NOW he never stops.... Hey we always get what we wish for...LOL..... I always remind myself I wanted her to speak and well.... HUGS Steff
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Post by momofrussell on Oct 19, 2005 12:02:36 GMT -5
LMAO.. AH yes Connie.. the CHEEKY phase.. know it well! LOLOL... I think girls can be the WORST in their cheeky phase... so thingyy and flip and well... my girls do CHEEKY well! TOO WELL!
Hang in there.... ear muffs maybe? LOL
A.
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&&Mommy to Griffin (96), Gray (97) Collin (00) enhanced and Lauren (02) the little princess.
