2 year old repeating one word for hours AHHHH HELP PLEASE!

[Sherida]

My head is about to explode! My DD turned 2 last month. She's just got into the habit of saying 1 word over and over again...for hours! Today I had "Hungry...hungry..." so I assumed she WAS hungry, but no turned out she just wanted to say the word for 15 mins. Then, we had chair for best part of an hour. I tried distracting her, telling her the chair didn't want to play, whatever but she just kept on. Sometimes she'll say "Please" and just look at me like I'm meant to know what she means, saying it over and over and getting more upset as I can't give her what she wants!

Is this a normal part of learning words and speech? I'm so frazzled! Sometimes she's actually asking for things, and I can either give in and set myself up for more repetition the next time or say no and have a tantrum. Other times she just wants to say the word and make my brain dribble out my ears. Does anyone else have this and how on earth do you deal with it?

it normal i am afraid my nanny boy is 2 and keeps saying choo choo a day i try and point out other things and say other words he stops for half hour and back again to choo choo or no! shouted at me when not getting own way

You know what, I actually feel better for just having posted that. TY for letting me know it's normal Tiggergirl!

right now g is shouting choo and milk through cot i am just anoring him as he know it bed time

Play a word game, teach her one new word a day, make it something funny (like abominable). I hope it works, I really feel for you. (fluffy sends a virtual brandy)

oh yes that's normal... my boy's new one is 'oh god...' does it in all sorts of voices too

My dd is a couple of months younger but at the moment I'm having:

dd 'mummy'
me 'what?'
dd 'mummy'
me 'what?'
dd(shouting now) 'mummy!'
me 'what is it?

ad infinitum

takes brandy from Fluffy, gets more glasses and hands them around

Sounds like I'm not the only one. The thing about funny new words sounds like a plan, will try that next time! I'm also suddenly getting tantrums which get ignored and DD gets stepped over (I feel evil doing that). It's like she hit 2 and a switch went on. Where did my quiet, compliant and cuddly girl go??? Can I skip to 3 now please?

We have

"mummyyyyyyyy...."
"yes DD"
"what you doing?"
"well I'm XXXXX"
"mummy, what you doing?" ad infinitum

sends me nuts

perfectly normal

besom summed up exactly what my DS used to do when he was 2 years old....exactly that!

it used to drive me bonkers. but as with all these things they stop without warning and without any reason.

I hear "was sat?" (what's that)...I reply and then get "orcorse" (ofcourse)..continuing.. all day from my recently turned 2 year old...sometimes for a change I say "I don't know",to which I still get an enthusiastic "orcorse"!

Yep, DS2 has just learned that "Mam" and "Dad" earns immediate attention as he didn't master them until 16 mths old (not particularly late but much anticipated by us). He now likes to repeat, incessantly.

He is 18 months.

samsonara -fear not, wassat will soon be replaced by "Izza.XYZ."

As in It's a XYZ,...though that is progress as then LO has a "2" word sentence!

Yup,...been there, been bonkers, fully recovered now though!

My ds has discovered that making a little "aaw" sad puppy noise gets instant attention, so he often does that for ages, or just makes a whingy boohoohoo noise as if something's wrong, when nothing is (I offer cuddles, food, drink, nappy change, is he tired, does he want to play, does anything hurt- nope, just whinging to see what I do, or maybe what he can get?) This drives me insane.

I think I'd prefer him to at least be repeating a word!

LOL at James! Its progressive though....
DS does something naughty, immediately says "Sorry, can I have a chocolate button for saying sorry like a good boy?"

Er, no son, !!

LOL, thanks LittlePushka

I have ''nanny, nanny, nanny, nanny, nanny, nanny etc.....''

It means ''give me, give me, give me, give me......''

Nanny is a soft touch you see!