6 year old baby talk

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My 6 yr old son has started baby talking at home. He doesn't do it at school. He knows it infuriates me. He picked up this behaviour from a boy in his class. The other boy behaves this way in school. It drives me crazy when he does it at home. I ask him to stop and he does for that moment but then starts up again. I have an almost 2 yr old daughter. I think my son does it because he knows I don't like it and it will get my attention. I don't know what to do.

ignore ignore ignore. Say "oh I'm sorry I can't understand you when you talk like a baby" and then walk away and then just keep ignring until he uses his proper voice. he won't keep it up forever!!

I would suggest ignoring him until he speaks as you would like him to. If you think he's doing it for attention, starve him of the attention.

How extraordinary! My nearly 6yr old DS has started doing this too. He doesn't have a baby sister though.

I am finding it incredibly irritating and has resorted to telling him that he sounds ridiculous and to speak to me properly if he wants something.

Sympathies to you

I used to nanny for a boy who did exactly the same thing, but only to his mother! To me or anyone else he'd talk normally, but to her he'd use the most revolting tone and real super-super baby-talk. Far more babyish than a real baby, which is usually striving to talk like an adult! Agree with ConnorTraceptive and purpleturtle - just say you can't understand, sorry, and leave him.