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! DS is 12 and is like this. We joke that the child was born talking and hasn’t shut up since. Even as a very young baby he was constantly babbling.

It’s a total stream of consciousness whatever he’s doing. Requires input back too.

He’s lovely though, he’s a ray of sunshine and takes it well when told we’re ignoring him now! I hope he doesn’t change actually, one monosyllabic teen is enough.

Haha my 3 year old dd. To add to the mix, she can be half an hour into a story and suddenly start shouting at at one of her siblings or her dad, then carry on without drawing a breath.

All 3 of mine. At least the 2nd one can be quiet in school. The other two.... poor teachers.
Even in the car, they would just all talk over each other. I am constantly strict about taking turns. They don't learn.
They are all very funny though.

My DD is. She's almost 4 and I feel about 400 today after her constant noise or her need to practically climb back inside me!

Yes. She's 21 now, and I still haven't discovered the Off button. HTH.

Yes she's 20 now and never stops but when she's away at uni I miss her incessant chatter as the house is way too quiet

Yes, two of them!

We became early experts at decoding school reports: "articulate", "keen to engage", "always ready to answer" etc etc etc....AKA "does not stop talking EVER"

It's exhausting!

Mine is 11. Does not stop talking. Does anyone else completely lose the thread of what they are doing because the constant chat just blocks all conscious thought?

Ds2 never stops for breath. It's just a constant outpouring.

He's severely autistic and was nonverbal until a few years ago, so has a lot of lost time to make up for.

DS is 3 and never stops.
Even when he thinks he is being quiet he is whispering loudly to tell me he is being quiet!

That's very sweet @scrivette

Oh my!! Some of these replies are hilarious!! 😂

My eldest was like this, he was absolutely unbelievable. He talked from the moment he opened his eyes in the morning until he went to sleep.

I tell Ds2 off for this. I don't think its acceptable and it's a trait/issue that needs addressing. You need to teach your child that this is NOT ok.

I have two like this - 8yo twins they constantly talk over each other and talk to me at the same time like they can’t even hear the other one.
My DD is constantly moving - dancing, cartwheeling or fidgeting, she is always singing or making some kind of noise.
I’m naturally quite reserved so I find it hard, my DH can talk for England though
Wouldn’t change any of them

Oblomov18
Surely it depends on the child., whether it is getting them in trouble at school etc, and that is saying it from a parent of an adult chatterer's perspective. As long as they are self aware to know when it's acceptably or not to witter on.
FWIW im really proud of DD and lovely bubbly personality, she knows how to talk to everyone and anyone