Oh I probably am, but this drives me insane!

[Servalan]

Why does my DH insist on talking to our DD in wierd broken English - I mean really, why?!!!

For example, when something is finished with, for example TV time, I might say "DD, it's time to finish watching TV now."

DH will say: "DD, TV finish"

I'll say "do you need your potty?"

DH will say "do we need potty" and then when she's finished "pull up trousers" etc. etc.

Grrrr. She's nearly 3 FGS!!!



Sorry, rant over. As you were

[poshsinglemum]

I am guilty of using the word putty cat. Now dd thinks that the cat is a putka and for that matter so is everything else.
I have learned my lesson. I just didn't want her first word to be pussy!

[Bucharest]

I'm also now remembering meeting up many years later with some ex-uni friends and He-who-shall-remain-nameless is there with his wife and child and it was all "We lub the teletubs don't we Mummy???????" "Tinkywinky says drinky juicy" and I'm thinking I have had sex with this halfwit..... and here he is pretending to be feckin Tinkywinky.

[MaryMotherOfGod]

it's the universe's way of keeping mums humble I think

[bred]

Lickle wackle used to make me clench my fists.

(= little rattle btw)

I get the proper names instead of pronouns, but think it should be dropped when the child is old enough to understand and use pronouns themselves!

Grrrrr.

[chegirl]

Hmmmm

If it annoys you it annoys you so YANBU.

But this way of talking suits some children. Children aquire language at different rates and for some children simplifying language makes it easier for them to understand and copy ( over long sentance}

I could happily chat away to DD, DS1 and DS3 but NOT with DS2. Too many words confuse him and he just cannot understand.

We use as few words as possible in order to get our meaning across. This is the case for quite a few LOs. It goes against what we think we should do i.e. immerse them in language so they soak it all up.

This approach can have the opposite effect on some children and they will zone out.

[ReneRusso]

I don't think talking in simplified language does any harm, in fact I think it can help their language development. Adults tend to do this quite instinctively to babies, but maybe you feel your DD is too old for this now, so I can see why it might be annoying.