Anyone else?

[hisbloodformysins]

Anyone else have a child that talks NON-STOP??? I can't get my 3 year old to be quiet and I get really annoyed with her. She talks and talks and talks and talks... and if you ignore her then she'll say "mommy, mom, mom, mom, mom" she's like the energizer bunny.... sometimes I'll say "what?" and she doesnt' even notice, she'll just keep saying "mommy,mommy, mommy"...

Make it stop, make it stop!

 

[James 1:27]

My 2 year old says "mom" constantly also and she needs verbal affirmation with everything she does. It is just the way they are made and will probably subside as they get a little older. We have 2 older boys and 2 younger girls and my husband always is amazed at how much more verbal the girls are. Our 6 year old asks questions endlessly, even when she may already know the answer.

I do get frustrated sometimes, especially by the end of the day with the 2 yr old. I try to tell myself this is just her way of communicating right now since her vocabulary is so limited and I start to just expect her to say my name over and over, that way I resist the urge to raise my voice or act frustrated to her. I also try to remember how patient God has been with me (VERY PATIENT). A little separation helps too, so that you can have at least one complete thought a day.

Before you know it they will be teenagers and you'll be wondering why they don't talk to you any more!! Life is funny that way.

 

[zaksmummy]

Oh yes, Ive got a talker too, from the minute he wakes up to the second he falls asleep.

When he says "mummy" I reply "whaty" it makes him laugh. What really used to make me mad was when I'd be talking to him and he'd say "what?" and I'd repeat it, this happened consistently over a couple of weeks - nearly drove me mad, so I started replying "you've heard what I said Im not repeating it" - thankfully he has stopped now.

 

[TexasSky]

It is one of the phases that toddlers go though, and its about right on schedule.
They learned words before. Now they're getting down how to communicate with them, and they are testing the waters.

It also indicates that she is around people who are talkative.

The, "Mommy, mommy, mommy," even when you say, "What?" may indicate a desire to have your undivided attention and a belief they don't have it. It might also be an indication they want to communicate something, but don't have the words, so they keep repeating the "start phrase." Get down on her level, look her in the eye and answer her with a full sentence such as, "Yes hon, what is it that you need?" If it is a bad time, get down on her level, look her in the eye and put your finger over your mouth and say, "Shhh. It is not your turn to talk yet," or play the quiet game.

 

[jgonz]

Yes. My 6 yr old is, at the moment, talking to herself (on a play cell phone) NONSTOP.

 

[latebloomer]

LOL!!! A couple days ago, I looked out the window to see my 5-year-old tip-toeing on top of the picnic table. Then he took a bow, and held his fist to his mouth like it was a microphone and started introducing the next act. He was playing circus. He narrates a lot of his play, or has his toys "talking" to each other.

What's the old saying? "We spend the first two years of their lives trying to get them to talk and the next 20 trying to get them to shut up"

 

[-~Truth_N_Trust~-]

lol, my 3 y/o is like that too. She just goes on and on and on. Sometimes she just sings on and on and on, made up songs that make no sense. Some days it's cute, some days it's just annoying! lol! She also often narrates her play, her toys talk to each other (often repeating what's been happening around the house!)
TexasSky is right, it's often that she just wants some undivided attention for a moment... Sometime's I'll say "yes, what is it" and she just stops because she doesn't actually know what she wants, she just wants to talk at me! lol!

 

[bugaboo]

Yes!! First it was my oldest. I've always said she was born talking, because as a baby she constantly made noises. Those progressed into words and she didn't slow down until she turned about 5, the same time her former shy and quiet baby sister decided to become a talker, too. My youngest, now 6 is the nonstop talker. She tells me everything that goes on in her head no matter how trivial

 

[hisbloodformysins]

My 6 year old does the "what?" thing... I get so annoyed with it... .I have to repeat just about EVERYTHING that I said. He reminds me of my husband sometimes because he won't even pay attention to me, too busy watching his cartoons and has the same blank look my husband does when i finally get his attention. I want to say "you're just like your dad!" because in the "what" and the not paying attention he is.

HB

 

[TexasSky]

LOL!!! A couple days ago, I looked out the window to see my 5-year-old tip-toeing on top of the picnic table. Then he took a bow, and held his fist to his mouth like it was a microphone and started introducing the next act. He was playing circus. He narrates a lot of his play, or has his toys "talking" to each other.

What's the old saying? "We spend the first two years of their lives trying to get them to talk and the next 20 trying to get them to shut up"

That's wonderful!

 

[£amb]

I have a 13 year old that has talked non-stop his whole life. He can control it when needed, but just enjoys conversation too much. The problem I have now is that his voice changed and it's deeper so it tends to ring in my ears cause he can talk alittle loud at times.

My other son is total opposite. I have to pry information out of him.

So I really don't know which is worse/better....the talker or the non-talker.

 

[Neenie1]

I have a talker and a child that doesn't talk all that much. Surprise surprise the talker is my daughter and the one that doesn't talk as much is my son. My son is very deep and sensitive with a very gentle streak. He can talk with the best of them when he gets going, but for the most part he is quiet and prefers to do quiet things. It makes it hard because I have to rely on other people sometimes to tell me what goes on at school.

My daughter is a real chatterbox. She is sweet natured most of the time, she just talks a lot lol. Some of the things she comes out with really make me smile.

Occasionally it does annoy me, but for the most part it is alright because I am a talker too, so we just chat away and have a great time lol.

I think if your child is talking too much and it does annoy you, then maybe get her a toy phone, he/she can talk into that and pretend they are talking to someone else lol.

 

[Leanna]

Wait..... there are kids that don't do this???? lol....

 

[moonkitty]

I have a 13 year old that has talked non-stop his whole life. He can control it when needed, but just enjoys conversation too much. The problem I have now is that his voice changed and it's deeper so it tends to ring in my ears cause he can talk alittle loud at times.

My other son is total opposite. I have to pry information out of him.

So I really don't know which is worse/better....the talker or the non-talker.

My 10 year daughter is like that. She talks non-stop. She will even talk in her sleep. My son is on the other end, he is 12 and is autistic, and while he is verbal, he can go days without saying anything.

 

[PegasusOnFire]

My 3 year old is a talker, has been since she was 6 months, from the time she gets up to the time she goes to bed, and sometimes while she is in bed asleep. Now her sister(15months) won't talk unless you give her a phone then she is off and talking, take away the phone and she is quiet again.