2 yr old Repeating himself over and over and over: How to deal with it ?going mad!

[ConnorTraceptive]

DS will say something to you and even though you have acknowledged him verbally or answered his request he will repeat himself again and again as if you haven't and each time expects you to say something.

for example in the car earlier he said "want some juice"

I said "Ok when we get home"

Him "have juice when we get home"

Me "yes"

Him (a little bit whiney) "have juice when we get home"

Me "Yes we'll have juice when we get home"

Him (very whiney now) "Want juice when we get home"

Me: try to ignore

And so it goes on it goes on and on until he gets all


or at dinner time he say he doesn't want his dinner and push it away, we'll say fine leave it but he'll carry on saying "don't want any dinner" over and over getting all frustrated.

He's driving me nuts - HELP!

I know I should probably ignore it but it's very hard.

[tizzwhizz]

My ds is 2.5 and has learnt the word why. I vowed I would never say "because I said so" or "because it is" but on the 20th why its hard to think of anything else.

I have obviously now said it so many times he answers his own question with "why? Because you said so"

I sympathise with you. I really do.

[Twinkie1]

It's normal but frustrating!

Normal conversation with DS.

What are you doing?

Ironing

What are you doing?

Ironing

What are you doing?

Ironing

What are you doing?

Silence of me ignoring him!

Why are you Ironing Mummy?

To make sure you look nice in your clothes?

Why?

Because I love you and don't want you to look a scruffbag!

Why?

Because if I do not iron your clothes you will look like a scruffbag and I don't want that?

Why?

And on and on and on and on!

Good news is electrician is coming tomorrw and he ahs a 2 year old well one a little younger than DS and thinks DS is hilarious and is quite happy to answer him over and over again - Hoorah - then back tot he constant gestapo type questioning on Friday!

[gess]

try repeating it back to him before moving onto say something.

IU've noticed that lots of children with speech they think is unclear (ogten correctly) need you to repeat exactly what they have said so they know you've got it.

All 3 of mine do it. DS1 who is effectively non verbal (talks but only with vowel sounds) still does it.

So conversation will go

Ds1: dudye mmm
Me: yes that's right
DS: dudye mm
DS1 dudye mmm
Me yes scholl finished bye bye school
DS1 mmm an
Me yes school gone finished.

Then we move on. Everything he says has to be repeated. DS3 has just left that phase (he's 2.8)

[gess]

Sorry all 3 of mine did it. DS2 and ds3 have stopped, but ds1 still needs everything repeated back.

[TheMadHouse]

Oh it is a real pain isnt it. Mine 2.5 year ols is driving me insane. It is worse in the car, he has an unhealthy obsession with motorbikes and tractors.

"mummy look a motorbike"

"It a motorbike mummy"

"MUM its a yellow and black motorbike"

"Mummy, mummy, mummy, mum, mummy"

On and on and on untill I acknoledge his bloody motorbike.

Oh and tractors - well best not get me started. He knows the names - Massey, John Dere and all that. His Grandad has a lot to answer to (Farmer).

So I sympathise and empathise with you - not that I know how to stop it.

[ConnorTraceptive]

oh good glad it's not just me that is driven mad!

You're right gess we always have to repeat back word for word what he has said which I can understand but it's just the number of times and the fact that he gets so whiney that drives me crackers.

I guess it's just one of those stages you have to ride out. Looking forward to the "why" stage