Toddler constantly correcting me

Let him finish his sentence. I know it tedious,but it is a bit rude to rush him or finish for him.

Maybe he's mirroring what you're doing to him?

Don't get drawn into it if he doesn't understand that there are different words for things. Literally ignore his correction!

As for the getting upset about having to do it wear things... Pick your battles.

Is he refusing to wear a coat out in the rain? Let him get wet, and offer it to him a few minutes into the rain, if he says yes, give it without comment on if you were right. If he refuses, just remind him, if he gets cold/too wet you'll have to do X instead.

Or, if you have the option,let him choose a coat or an umbrella (or whatever is two sensible choices)

I save my "this has to happen" for when it really matters, definitely helps there to be less conflict. Giving them choices and freedom within boundaries is good way to get them to push against everything.

Again,look at this way. If your DH told you to wear a coat, because it's raining. But you think you'll be fine... How would you feel? Especially if he carried on going on about it?
Probably pissed off and push back and say "I'll be fine thanks" and would you then want him to be "ha ha told you so" when you do realise he was right and needed a coat? Or would you rather the jacket was subsequently worn without comment from him? Except maybe something like "I hope you're nice and warm now" or whatever.

@00100001 hmm yes I see your point but he even corrects us if we say chair instead of sofa or little things like that. Even if we say something he will say no so il say okay tell me and he will say exact the same thing!!! Even if I say words abit different tone or voice he will say no it’s like this. Even if we don’t know the words to a song and we just say whatever he will have to correct us t us too. Is that a trait ? He always wants his way won’t give in he cries and gets angry if we get him to do / wear something he doesn’t want to

My DD (now 41) used to do this as a toddler. My late DM used to say that it was a sign that she was very intelligent. Which turned out to be true!

Well, you are being quite annoying by doing that....

imagine if that was you and your DH kept assuming he knew what you were going to say and said it for you. Would you take it happily,or would you say "no, I was going to say xxx" / just say what you were going to say anyway?

My four year old does this too, he will be trying to tell me something and I will finish it off for him. He will say no and tell me his version which is exactly the same or maybe uses a different world! When we sing songs sometimes we change the words just for fun he will always have to correct us and say no it’s like this. Pls help

Discover your inner sense of the utterly absurd and turn it back on her.

She will probably enjoy Tge Elephant Song

Just ignore it and change the subject or pretend you are talking on the phone she will soon get the message

I used to do this, though not to the extent that I'd say the sky was green when it was blue. But if eg my mum said something cost £5 I'd say no it didn't, it cost £4.90.

It is annoying but kids grow out of it.

I was stupid, and corrected my DD initially as I genuinely thought she’d learnt it wrong. Took me a while to figure out she actually knew it and it was a phase, so I’ll either agree with her if I’m tired, or will make up my own version of what it is. She’s quite an opinionated little miss, and will merrily say “silly mummy, it’s not a purple dinosaur, it’s a cow” with a look of pity on her face when 10 seconds ago she’d announced it was a green horse.

I found these sorts of conversations a hell of a lot less irritating than her twin brother’s never ending questions of why?

When my DM wanted to suggest something to my DF, she’d pretend a man had told her, so that he’d accept it. Any man, didn’t matter who.

Oh yes I’ve had guys do that to me.

People talking about their adult children doing this reminds of a phrase I heard recently - manchecking - where as soon as you say anything they check whether you're right on their phone. Now that really pisses me off.

She sounds like my husband.

Still going through it and DS is 14. My standard answer is "if you say so". I don't get drawn into an argument.

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Love it !!

I reckon be silly back! 'Oh yes, lovely orange and purple horses! Look, they're baking a cake!' etc.

3 is the most hideous age. The good news is it doesn't last forever!

Definitely play along...

Look at the cows DD!
No, they're horses Mummy.
Oh yes! Silly me, horses go "bark bark"?

Play her at her own game but outsmart her:

You: look at those cows
Dd: they are horses
You: on second thoughts, I actually think they are...unicorns.

Or something like that. Have a laugh with her - she sounds quite clever and like she has a wry sense of humour. I'd have fun with it personally!

My 13 year old does this too. It's SO ANNOYING!

@TheOriginalEmu I had literally just come back to this thread to say I was chuckling thinking 'thank god mine have grown out of these sort of stages' then I remember the 'heated discussion' I had with my 14yo son last night, before I did the very grown up response of 'BECAUSE I AM THE PARENT AND NOT TO BE ARGUED WITH, OK? NOW LET ME GET A GLASS OF WINE.'

Just wait till she's a teen. It gets worse. my dd is exactly the same 10 years on.

I have 14 year old like this. It must be amazing to know absolutely everything about everything.