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What is the correct response to 3 year old answering everything with 'poo poo'?

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posieflump · 12/03/2008 12:45

what did you do at playgroup today 'poo poo'
what do you want for dinner 'poo poo'

you get the idea! should I be ignoring or getting cross?

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Dropdeadfred · 12/03/2008 12:47

ignoring...don't give them anything for dinner then say they didn't ask for anything properly so they didn't get anything! lol

dirtygertiefromnumber30 · 12/03/2008 12:48

ha ha, my 5 year old does this ALL the time!

ignore, ignore, ignore!!

(you can come back and tell me it was the wrong advice if he's still doing it when he's 18!!)

IdrisTheDragon · 12/03/2008 12:49

Ignore - 4 year old DS and 2 year old DD go through phases of this.

DH starts laughing or getting annoyed, but my ignoring method works rather better .

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Hopeysgirlwasntbig · 12/03/2008 12:50

ignore!!

jamtastic · 12/03/2008 12:51

Ignore! It's a total phase (I hope!). My 3 yr old is even more graphic, "poo poo pants jobby head" etc. It's awful and I hate it. Not helped by potty training where we literally have "poo poo pants" on a daily basis!

It's also very embarassing. But I tell myself that people really don't think DP and I speak to him like that!

purpleduck · 12/03/2008 12:52

I would probably answer everything he says with "poo poo"

"mummy, can I have a snack?"
"poo poo"

Or

Go along with it
"Really, you did poo poo all day!! Wow!!! was it fun??? Did all the other kids do it too?"

I found that sort of thing worked with my dc's - they soon got fed up with it.

meemar · 12/03/2008 12:55

Ignore, though sometimes it's so tempting to respond

DS2 is 2.6 and currently sings all the Cbeebies theme tunes, except with the word 'poo' instead of the normal lyrics.

It doesn't help that he has a 4 year old brother!

Pelly · 12/03/2008 12:55

Oh it could be worse my Ds favorite just now is "idiot".

Me: Would you like some ice cream?
Him: Idiot

Me: I am just nipping upstairs to the loo okay?
Him: Idiot

meemar · 12/03/2008 12:56

Oh yes, DS2's other favourite word is 'stupid'

It's so tedious.

jamtastic · 12/03/2008 13:05

Oh yes, we get 'idiot' too. All the time, except he doesn't realise there's a 't' at the end, and says 'Idd-e-oh' at the top of his voice. Won't be correcting that one!

hecate · 12/03/2008 13:06

How funny! My 7 year old does this - (i know he might seem a bit old for it, but he's autistic and in many ways at the same developmental stage as a younger child) and I WISH he'd stop! I am actually glad to know so many other kids do it.

CountessDracula · 12/03/2008 13:06

When dd did this a lot I started answering all her questions with "wee wee" which she initially found funny but then god fed up and it seemed to do the trick

CountessDracula · 12/03/2008 13:07

(but then I am very puerile)

VictorianSqualor · 12/03/2008 13:14

DS has decided tha at certain times the only thing he can say is his name, so no matter what I say to him he says 'Bobby'.
He finds it hilarious when I copy him and say 'Mummy' after everything.
There is always at least one question that he will answer properly though

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posieflump · 12/03/2008 13:16

thanks everyone, glad I am not alone!

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Joash · 12/03/2008 15:08

IGNORE!!!!
GS did this for a while - now he responds to everything I say by blowing a raspberry.

FAQ · 12/03/2008 15:13

ignore

DS2 often comes out of nursery and his answer to everything is

"I don't know" - usually continues well into the afternoon

PotPourri · 12/03/2008 15:17

Ha ha, this thread has really made me giggle.

But in relation to your question - just ignore. And if he doesn't say a proper answer when you ask e.g what do you want for tea, then just tell him he won't be getting anything then as you don't have poopoo.

sleepdeprivationandme · 12/03/2008 15:22

I am so glad I have seeen this thread. I also have a 'poo poo' 3 yr old ds, who also blows raspberries if the response he gets to his requests are not as he desires.

Is it a developmental phenomina?

sleepdeprivationandme · 12/03/2008 15:23

BTW- I have had my head in a mr muscle filled oven. I do feel a bit odd.

Meeely2 · 12/03/2008 15:31

mine DT's went through this - Nuffin' was one response to everything, so they got just that, nuffin', then we went to stupid, which developed to stupid weirdo....have since found out there was a little girl in their class at nursery who was a bit of a tear away and she has since moved up to school so we have these 'moments' a lot less frequently.

We are now at the "no, don't want to" in response to a request to do something, which gets louder and louder until mummy gives in and takes them home because everybody is looking at her.

We did go through stinky poopee head, but more as name calling, not in response to everything, but the other DT would pipe up thats not very kind and so the insulter would apologise!

witchandchips · 12/03/2008 15:31

I say just say grown ups don't find it funny, poo poo jokes are for your friends. Works sometimes....

bandgeek · 12/03/2008 15:32

My 2.10 year old shouts out 'BOGIES' all the time. I feel like something out the Dick and Dom show

Poo is another favourite too.

Joash · 12/03/2008 17:21

WHats a Dick and dom show - sounds rude

threestars · 12/03/2008 23:18

DH thinks it's hilarious when DS aged 3 & half keeps saying poo, and actually sings (to theme song), "Spongebob Squarepants, DS did a poo pants", to which DS changes "DS" to "Daddy". Telling DH off only encourages him, so instead, when DS tries it with me I tell him that's something he ONLY does with Daddy, not anybody else (please let him not have tried to sing this at nursery...)

Just like pretending to burp is something he ONLY does with his grandfather.

Honestly, if it wasn't for everyone else, DS would be absolutely perfect like me .