https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:01:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-talking-toddler#post-2773314 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:17:27 +0000 Mama Bird 2773314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: I'm trying not to react too much! It's frustrating though! It took forever to teach him to talk clearly, and now he's setting himself back for fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-talking-toddler#post-2773271 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:47:33 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2773271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ignore. It's common with new babies. My son is the same age and we've been going through it with even trvminuon movie.</p> <p>Just say you can't help him unless he speaks like a big boy and otherwise don't react. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-talking-toddler#post-2773257 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:34:49 +0000 Mama Bird 2773257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: I'm trying something like that! We're also having some jealousy issues, so maybe he's relating baby talk to getting more attention in his mind. I've been asking him to repeat what he said like a big boy before I respond.</p> <p>@Madison43: yeah, good idea! Pretending I don't understand might annoy him enough that he'll stop :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-talking-toddler#post-2773208 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:41:43 +0000 Madison43 2773208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mama Bird: my almost 4 yr old does this - I assume she is copying her 2 year old sister. If they are playing and being silly, I don't say anything, but if she baby talks to me in regular life, I either ask her to repeat using her big kid voice, or pretend I can't understand what she's saying...that usually makes her switch back pretty quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-talking-toddler#post-2773207 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:38:22 +0000 kiddosc 2773207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would probably sit him down and lay out some ground rules. He is a big boy and he will be expected to speak like a big boy. If he wants me to respond to him, then he will need to talk like a big boy, or I will not respond. </p> <p>I'm seeing a lot of jealousy issues with my 5 year old towards the amount of attention his 18 month old sister gets. He pitches little fits about small things and displays a lot of attention seeking behavior. I'm trying to spend more time with him and make more of an effort to address his needs first when they are both vying for my attention and it's appropriate. But I also let him know that whining like his little sister and other baby-like behavior won't get him far and he needs to talk to me like a big boy and I will be happy to help him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-talking-toddler#post-2773196 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:35:55 +0000 Mama Bird 2773196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What do I do? DS is almost five, he can talk just fine, but for a while now he's been talking like a baby. I think it's just with me. Maybe he's copying his little sister. Maybe he thinks it's cute. Whatever it is, it's driving me up the wall. I keep asking him to stop before it sticks and becomes a habit... To complicate matters a little, we're bilingual and he mostly speaks English in school, so I can totally see him speaking this way in our native language for life without any pressure from his classmates to talk properly. </p> <p>Anyone else deal with this? What did you do? </p>