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11-18-2015, 09:21 PM
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Have you ever felt like you're talking and talking, saying the same thing*over*and over, and just being flat-out ignored?
This happened to me recently. My daughter's*shorts got muddy (we were camping), and I'd encouraged her to wash them in the water spigot (an object*of immense fascination). As she began, I could tell she needed to pee. Like many 3-year-olds, she'll do a potty dance 'til the cows come home before admitting she has to go.
"Sweetie, why don't you go to the bathroom," I said. "You can wash your shorts after that."
She continued washing her shorts. Meanwhile, she was doing that*butt-way-back*marching-slowly-in-place crouch thing.
"I can see you need to go potty," I said. "Let's*go to the bathroom -- it's right here. And then we'll come back to finish washing your shorts."
She continued washing her shorts.
"Little G!" I said, coming closer. "Potty first. Shorts later."
"OH!" she exclaimed, as though suddenly*enlightened. "Potty first! Shorts later!"
And she happily ran off to the bathroom.
What the...? I thought. My daughter is unusually*articulate. She started*speaking in sentences at*17 months old. She*could recite lengthy*books before age 3.*So I kind of thought it*didn't apply to her, the idea that when*parents*talk too much, kids mainly hear "Blah blah blah."
"Talk to your baby -- a lot" is a key tip in my book,*Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science (http://amzn.to/1y8RoJK). As a parent, I really took it to heart. Maybe that's why*I've*never*paused to*define "talking too much."
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But the tip is actually about creating a conversation with your baby about the world she's encountering. It doesn't refer to*making requests. And it*doesn't excuse a bunch of*filler words.
Well, my daughter just schooled me on filler words. Lesson learned.
Care to join me in trying this out this week?*When you make a*request, move in close, get down at eye*level, and use very few*words. (And don't end with*"OK?")*Let me know (http://www.zerotofive.net/?p=804#comments) what happens. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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Have you ever felt like you're talking and talking, saying the same thing*over*and over, and just being flat-out ignored?
This happened to me recently. My daughter's*shorts got muddy (we were camping), and I'd encouraged her to wash them in the water spigot (an object*of immense fascination). As she began, I could tell she needed to pee. Like many 3-year-olds, she'll do a potty dance 'til the cows come home before admitting she has to go.
"Sweetie, why don't you go to the bathroom," I said. "You can wash your shorts after that."
She continued washing her shorts. Meanwhile, she was doing that*butt-way-back*marching-slowly-in-place crouch thing.
"I can see you need to go potty," I said. "Let's*go to the bathroom -- it's right here. And then we'll come back to finish washing your shorts."
She continued washing her shorts.
"Little G!" I said, coming closer. "Potty first. Shorts later."
"OH!" she exclaimed, as though suddenly*enlightened. "Potty first! Shorts later!"
And she happily ran off to the bathroom.
What the...? I thought. My daughter is unusually*articulate. She started*speaking in sentences at*17 months old. She*could recite lengthy*books before age 3.*So I kind of thought it*didn't apply to her, the idea that when*parents*talk too much, kids mainly hear "Blah blah blah."
"Talk to your baby -- a lot" is a key tip in my book,*Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science (http://amzn.to/1y8RoJK). As a parent, I really took it to heart. Maybe that's why*I've*never*paused to*define "talking too much."
Bonus PDF: Get the 3 best ways to boost baby's language skills (https://zerotofive.leadpages.co/leadbox/145db6b73f72a2%3A145afbe4f346dc/5631986051842048/)
But the tip is actually about creating a conversation with your baby about the world she's encountering. It doesn't refer to*making requests. And it*doesn't excuse a bunch of*filler words.
Well, my daughter just schooled me on filler words. Lesson learned.
Care to join me in trying this out this week?*When you make a*request, move in close, get down at eye*level, and use very few*words. (And don't end with*"OK?")*Let me know (http://www.zerotofive.net/?p=804#comments) what happens. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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