Endless talking...6 nearly 7 yr old

[saulaboutme]

My son, it seems, never ever stops talking and it's driving me up the wall. He hardly stops for breathe. Last night I actually had to talk to him about having abit of no talking time which I think is awful. He is the sweetest thing, kind caring, sharing etc but he has all the time in the world to talk which I don't. As he grown he's gone from constantly making noise, singing etc to talking, he even talks to strangers which I've had to be firm with him on. It's like he can't contain himself. My daughter is total opposite and shy and he drives her loopy as well. I know it sounds mean but just abit of balance would be good.

This could be my son. He is such a lovely little boy but the constant chatter just gets me down sometimes. I am pleased that he is sociable and outgoing but does he really need to tell every single teacher in the playground that we went to Pizza Hut for Mother's Day ...

My DSS is exactly the same (same age too)! Literally talks non stop and it is exhausting! Sometimes it's about nothing in particular, just to fill air as it were. He's like it with everyone and there's only so much nodding that I can do

DD is like this too, she's 9. I'm actually longing for the grunting of teenagerdom to reach us.

I know TMI when you don't want the whole world knowing your business.The things he has said and has even told people I've dyed my hair and how old I am! Me too I am pleased he has friends and is sociable I have the opposite trouble with my daughter, I have to tell her to speak up as somethimes shyness can be see as rudeness. I'm really going to have to come up with a plan to deal with this. Some of the grown ups we know have so much patience and listen with interest to all the yabber. Maybe I need to just go with it and tell him to save the long, and sometimes very long stories for us time.

You have to let it wash over you to an extent. But make sure they know to shut up if you are talking to another adult, those kids that don't drive everyone bonkers.

Yes true it is really exausting, a friend of mine who talks non stop as well, I keep her at arms length, actually out talked him the other day. Even HE could not get a word in.

Squishy don't count on it!!!! Ds1 is 15 and I have been waiting for teenage antisocial behaviour to kick in but if anything he's got worse! To add to the incessant talking we now also have teenage tantrums.

On the plus side he always tells me everything about what he's been up to as he has to fill any silence with talk.

Unfortunately dd is the same at 8. Ds2 though knows how lovely silence can be. or he can't get a word in

I have to tell DD to pipe down every day. It feels so mean, but i just dont remember ever having to tell DD1 to be quiet.
Obviously its a sign of high intelligence and a busy busy mind.