odd behaviour or just a habit?

[babyjane67]

Hi all
The last few wks weve noticed that our5yr old dd covers her ears with her hands every time we praise her for something!
Sometimes she even does it in anticipation of us doing it!
I asked her today why she does it&she just said'cuz i do'
So is it a habit shes just got into,an age thing or something more worrying?
Tia

Very easy solution: don't praise her for anything!

Maybe she feels you over-do it; or she feels she doesn't deserve it; or, worse still, that you just say it but don't really mean it.

Is she OK at school? Does she have siblings? If so, are they all treated equally?

Can't really imagine what you're thinking when you say 'something more worrying'?

Having worked twenty years in primary education, I know children can do all sorts of strange things, which sometimes cannot be explained in any rational, adult way.

I have two grown up dds too&also work with kids so kbow they can di funny things sometimes
Just that ive not experienced this si far!lol
Shes an only child really as my ither2dint live at home anymore
Shes getting on great at school!
I havent asked her teacher about it&vice versa so perhaps she just does it here
We always praise her for things eg work from school etc
Thats what we're sposed to do but sge almost jumps sometimes not all when we say it

Sorry for typoa am on phone

My son who is 3 yrs old does this every time I praise him to the point I've stopped doing it how I was. My only reasoning was that he was alarmed by my raised change in tone, almost like I was telling him off or something, so I now just say well done in conversation with him not changing my facial expression. He also covers his ears to certain loud noises, hair dryer, hand dryer etc but been to hospital and hearing is perfect but it's become his habit now so I'm hoping he grows out of it. So has it been just in the last few weeks or did she used to be sensitive to noise? Has she got an ear infection? Been told off at school? Sorry I can't be of more help!

Could you try praising her non-verbally? You could establish clear signs / gestures that indicate praise - big smile, thumbs-up, high-five, star chart, etc.

Flower thinking about ut she did used to do it dometimes at the hand druers&wouldnt use them for a time
Even now she doesnt like the dyson ones
But it is only last few wks that shes been doing it regularly
Maybe we are bit ott with it&thats whata bothering her
We do high5her simetimes too&say'teamwork!'so maybe we should do that more often&not the ott reaction&see what happens
Its hard to know what to foe the best simetimes
I might also have a word with her teacher mon just to make sure its just an at home thing