Anyone have a child who never stops talking?

[Crunchymum]

My nearly 4yo never stops. She feels the need to talk every second of every day. She is full time at preschool and manages to be quiet when need be, but yes her teachers agree she is a chatterbox.

My older child is nothing like this?

I am not ungrateful, DC3 has global development delay and is unlikely to learn to talk in the "normal" way so I appreciate we are lucky that we have such an eloquent and vocal child.... but my Lord it's draining.

Yes. He witters constantly about rubbish and always expects a reply. It’s very wearing.

Yes. My 8yo son is like this. I timed him once at just over 90 minutes of constant talking.

I am generally completely worn out by it and go to work for a rest. Nobody talks to me at work which is JUST FINE

Oh yes, two of them. On a good day they talk to each other, but usually they both talk to me, often at the same time.

Oh yes. My youngest daughter. She's 7 now and we used to joke that she was only quiet when she was asleep- and even then she would still sometimes talk.

Yes, it is very draining!

Yes my 5YO never stops talking.

My 3YO was late to talk and has a stutter now. I feel bad, but I partly blame his brother because he never let's him get a word in edge ways!

Yes, I feel your pain. I have one very very quiet child and one who gives a running commentary on life from the moment they wake until the moment they fall asleep.

When it gets too much I have to remind myself to be grateful as I'm sure some parents dream of hearing their child talk. It is wearing though.

Yes my eldest was like this, she once never stopped talking the whole duration of a long distance train journey. A guy jokingly said, she likes to talk doesn't she?

She is still a chatterbox at 17. Not so much though.

Yep, both of mine!

We're currently eating tea in the living room, so we could watch Annie...it's one part through so far & I think I've heard maybe three words of thw film and a whole lot of Taylor Swift & assorted you-tuber related nonsense

Yep, two of them although my son is actually constant! He only stops when he’s sleeping

Yes, he's 13 and never stops and doesn't understand the cues that I'm not interested in the minute details of this, that or the other. He's on the Autistic Spectrum which probably explains it but sometimes I just want to sit in a soundproof room!

Yup, mine was like this too, it has eased a bit in the last couple of years though, she's 11 now. But from starting to talk - and she was an early talker too - until about 9 or 10, a wall of chat from waking until sleeping. Never ever ran out of stuff to talk about.

Yup, her first words were a sentence, never stopped since. She's a teen now, I am exhausted but also grateful - she will be fine in life whatever she does. It helps now she can drive herself places, however her siblings (they are much quieter) are already struggling with it this Xmas...

My 21 yr old DD never stops. Shes at uni, but since shes been home for xmas, she hasnt stopped

Oh, and as well as non stop talking we have tapping, twitching, whistling, knocking and squirming. He's as thin as a rake and I can see why as he must burn about 1000 calories an hour just existing, let alone doing anything else. Love him to pieces but it is exhausting. Worse on weekdays as he's well behaved and academic at school but then it all comes out in one massive uberfidget/wall of noise when we get home

Yes, both of mine in different ways . My daughter wanted constant interaction, so asked endless questions. I used to long for an answer that couldn’t elicit the response”why?”.
My son monologues and tells me endless complex plots for games/ videos/ comics that he wants to produce, complete with sound effects. He gets worked up and forgets that I’m right next to him.and that he’s not at a loud gig trying to communicate over the noise. He also repeats himself a lot.
It’s a good job i love them.

DC1 and DC4 share their every thought eldest has moved out now, still exhausting!!!

Frigging hell, that brought back memories. DD when she started school would give chapter and verse on what each kid in her class had done and said that day. It started from the moment I collected her from school and went on and on. I'd be cooking the tea and making packed lunches and she'd still be yakking on. I'd end up missing things out of packed lunches. If I was going upstairs to put washing away, she'd follow STILL banging on. In a way it's lovely but it's also bloody draining. I worried that I'd miss something important that she was telling me because I'd tune out. DD1 on the other hand wouldn't tell me anything about her day.

My DDs the same, today she said to me ‘mummy you always just say ‘yes’ when I talk’ me ‘well what do you want me to say’ her: ‘just say ooh from now on’

I think she’s sensed I’ve run out of replies to her constant chatter this week! Bad mummy!

Yes. My brother is the same. It makes my ears hurt.

I remember mine chattering a lot (and singing), apparently I did too.
We don't now, no more than anyone else.

Yes! It’s so exhausting

Yes and still does age 19! Constant chatter. Love it though, she hides nothing and stands up for herself.

My dd who is 8 never stops talking either and it takes her forever to explain anything. She just told me how marvellous calculators are but it took flipping hours to explain! I'm expected to be listening otherwise she's gets annoyed when I appear to not be listening it's very wearing 😭

Yes, my 9 year old. When he was smaller another child complained to his Dad that ds had 'too much voice'.

I'm quite hard of hearing so it's draining trying to keep up.

It has been said many times that my DD uses up all the oxygen in the room. She never stops talking, whistling, singing. Bless her, I worry when she’s quiet!

I can find quiet children a bit unsettling as I’m used to a chatterbox who never draws breath