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silly voice, silly behaviour and general silliness

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thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 09/04/2006 12:41

it's driving me and dh nuts. dd is 6 and going through a really bad phase of this. Lots of stupid fake giggling - especially if she gets told off - and a really irritating moronic voice. Neither of us really understands why we find it SO annoying, but we just do. Is it being naughty? Do all kids do it? does it irritate other parents? How do we stop it?

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cheesecake · 09/04/2006 17:08

Thank god for that I thought it was just me

Jasnem · 09/04/2006 17:25

Nope, I think it's a girl thing. Both of mine do it.

tissy · 09/04/2006 17:55

mine does it, she's 4

motherinferior · 09/04/2006 18:26

Maddening, isn't it.

alexsmum · 09/04/2006 18:32

ds does it too and he's 6!

rumtumtigger · 09/04/2006 18:45

They do it BECAUSE it irritates you

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thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 09/04/2006 20:33

so how do any of your respond? It's the one thing that makes me want to lamp her one . Not really, but you know what I mean.

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Norah · 09/04/2006 20:46

Mine does it too - she's 5.5 and is usually doing it to copy her particularly silly friend ! I just tell her she sounds ridiculous and leave the room ! Doesn't always work - but stops me going completely bonkers !

I presume it's a phase which will be knocked on the head when peer pressure kicks in !

fennel · 10/04/2006 10:38

I stop it by treating it as naughty behaviour and punishable (eg by naughty step). Which sounds mean but it really drives me crazy. I also ban talking in baby voices in my hearing. I tell them they can talk like that to each other but not to or nearby a grown up. ditto any discussion of poo-poo-heads etc.

I know it sounds a bit brutal but I'm not stopping them talking or playing like this, just not in my presence. they are welcome to be totally silly elsewhere.

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