Springdaze 10:06 AM 03-01-2013
--I can see you are eating
--I can see that you have something yummy
--I can see that you made 2 sandwiches
--I can see that you ate one of your sandwiches
--I can see that you are drinking
OMG!!!!! GO AWAY!!!!!
MissAnn 10:14 AM 03-01-2013
Hope he doesn't tell his mom about the last one. Might raise some red flats!
Play Care 10:15 AM 03-01-2013
Originally Posted by MissAnn:
Hope he doesn't tell his mom about the last one. Might raise some red flats!
I would love a pair of red flats!
tenderhearts 10:16 AM 03-01-2013
Originally Posted by Springdaze:
--I can see you are eating
--I can see that you have something yummy
--I can see that you made 2 sandwiches
--I can see that you ate one of your sandwiches
--I can see that you are drinking
OMG!!!!! GO AWAY!!!!!
Very close but this is how mine goes
--are you eating a granola bar?
--are you drinking water?
--are you holding the baby?
--are you feeding the baby?
My question is what do you think I am doing.
Play Care 10:16 AM 03-01-2013
OP - YES!!!!
I had a sore throat last week so I would have cough drops. All.day.long. "Ms. K, what you have in your mouth?" and my favorite "let me see!"
dEHmom 10:21 AM 03-01-2013
yes my very own 5 yr old ds.
he can hear the crinkle of a wrapper a mile away
sharlan 10:29 AM 03-01-2013
Mine is "what is that", "what are you doing" - all day long.
My answer is to point and say "toys".
canadiancare 10:31 AM 03-01-2013
Originally Posted by dEHmom:
yes my very own 5 yr old ds.
he can hear the crinkle of a wrapper a mile away
Ha! My middle son could hear the cookie jar lid no matter how quiet you tried to be. I remember watching my BIL trying to replace it without being caught. Hilarious.
And yes I have had kids who narrate my life to me. It comes in handy at Christmas because the parents seem to know I like tea.
Msdunny 10:32 AM 03-01-2013
Here is my dcg
* note that this is the same conversation we have had every day this week, almost word for word.
- dcg: Is that a birdhouse?
- me: Yes
- dcg:Why is it inside?
- me: The string broke.
- dcg: Why the string broke
- me: The string was old...
You get the idea.
The problem is, EVERY conversation with this child is the same. It is like she has Pre-planned conversations in her head that need to go a certain way.
So today, when she asked 'Is that a birdhouse?', I said, 'No, it is a dog house'.
She just stared at me. Her little brother said, 'Noooooo, you are just kidding!'
lolaland 10:34 AM 03-01-2013
Originally Posted by tenderhearts:
Very close but this is how mine goes
--are you eating a granola bar?
--are you drinking water?
--are you holding the baby?
--are you feeding the baby?
My question is what do you think I am doing.
Omg!! I had one like that!!!! Everytime I went in the bathroom he would yell on the other side of the door "are you going to do poopoo or peepee??"!!
dEHmom 10:39 AM 03-01-2013
Originally Posted by canadiancare:
Ha! My middle son could hear the cookie jar lid no matter how quiet you tried to be. I remember watching my BIL trying to replace it without being caught. Hilarious.
And yes I have had kids who narrate my life to me. It comes in handy at Christmas because the parents seem to know I like tea.
oh that would've been funny to see. sometimes I wish my life was videotaped simply to catch moments like these.
Originally Posted by tenderhearts:
Very close but this is how mine goes
--are you eating a granola bar?
--are you drinking water?
--are you holding the baby?
--are you feeding the baby?
My question is what do you think I am doing.
I ask, "Am I?" or "What AM I doing?" It seems to be infecting my 4-year-olds in a terrible way.
Unregistered 10:55 AM 03-01-2013
LOL we have nicknamed it the Captain Obvious Stage. I have survived several. Reminds me that I should enjoy that all my current ones are just babblers or one-worders for now
MissAnn 10:59 AM 03-01-2013
bunnyslippers 11:03 AM 03-01-2013
I have a little girl here who I actually sometimes have to avoid talking to first thing in the morning beyond, "Good Morning." From the second you talk about anything, with anyone, she is there like a steam roller, asking obvious questions and then standing there and just staring at me. and God FORBID another child gets even a second of attention. She is interrupting, steam rolling, and chatting about herself. Much like her parents!
Today, she even asked me what I was typing! Argh!!!! Leave me ALONE for 2 seconds! Play with toys and kids!!!!!!
dave4him 11:21 AM 03-01-2013
Originally Posted by Springdaze:
--I can see you are eating
--I can see that you have something yummy
--I can see that you made 2 sandwiches
--I can see that you ate one of your sandwiches
--I can see that you are drinking
OMG!!!!! GO AWAY!!!!!
Sounds like my youngest daughter! She is two but she always knows! If i am playing Angry Birds, if i am sneaking an Oreo, anything! Clearly she has a radar build in.
Bookworm 02:06 PM 03-01-2013
Lord Jesus in Heaven! I have two, a boy and a girl, and it drives me up the wall.
Me sitting and cutting out paper:
Ms. Teacher are you cutting paper?
Me: You tell me.
DCK: Yes
Me pouring milk:
Ms. Teacher, are you pouring milk?
Me: You tell me.
DCK: Yes
Now do this for about six hours and you have my day. I love both of these DCKs to death. They are some of the best kids I've ever had, but this habit drives me crazy. Why do kids do this?
dave4him 02:50 PM 03-01-2013
My niece is repeating everything these days.... but i think that comes from when she was smaller and we did that with her to confirm what some things were or what we were doing. Kind of asked ourselves for it i guess.
TigerLily 06:19 PM 03-01-2013
The obvious questions drive me batty! I vary my answer between "What AM I doing?" and "I am riding on an elephant!" The second one usually gets me "No, not an elephant! Making lunch!" And they wander away
Evansmom 06:26 PM 03-01-2013
Yes, i have that DCG and her family is moving at the end of the month thank goodness!
Why are you eating that?
Why did you pick that up?
Why did that break?
Why is that green?
Why did you put on that sweater?
Why why why???
I always say "why do YOU think?"
rmc20021 06:35 PM 03-01-2013
Sounds like my ex husband...
He used to drive me crazy. He constantly asked me what I was doing...yes, a grown man.
Finally one day I couldn't take it any more and was tired of trying to be so nice about the obvious. He asked me what I was doing...I said "I'm flying a kite!!! What does it look like I'm doing!"
He never asked again...
Starburst 06:44 PM 03-01-2013
Originally Posted by Bookworm:
Lord Jesus in Heaven! I have two, a boy and a girl, and it drives me up the wall.
Me sitting and cutting out paper:
Ms. Teacher are you cutting paper?
Me: You tell me.
DCK: Yes
Me pouring milk:
Ms. Teacher, are you pouring milk?
Me: You tell me.
DCK: Yes
Now do this for about six hours and you have my day. I love both of these DCKs to death. They are some of the best kids I've ever had, but this habit drives me crazy. Why do kids do this?
I think it has alot to do with when they are babies and their parents/ caregivers narrate everything everyone is doing. Then the child grows up thinking that it is weird if you don't narrate everything you are doing and wondering. Don't get me wrong it is a great way to teach babies vocabulary but there are some drawbacks to that as apparently everyone on here can see. I think too much focus on talking to babies is the actions and what is visual and not enough on just conversation- just talking out loud to the baby like a real person instead of patrinizing them all the time.
If parents just talk to them more and not always focus on actions (or question) so much but actual conversations (even if they are one-sided for a while) they will learn MORE vocubulary that way. Like telling them a funny story, talking about your day or your childhood memeries or even just reading; as long as the conversation is not too stress inducing. I think when you talk to them more about mental concepts than just what is visual concepts they will become deeper thinkers instead of a 'surface thinker' as my ECE teacher would call it. It will also help create a stronger bond between the child and the adult; I never heard of a strong relationship based on the fact that the sky is blue
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Sprouts 07:28 PM 03-01-2013
I think its just the kid and their own built in personality
My daughter is like this..especially during a movie...I call her 1,001...she asked me why, and i said becuase you ask 1,000 and one questions! sometimes i get annoyed but I actually dont mind answering all of her questions...i know I will miss this when she gets older....