My daughter will no longer answer to her name. She will only answer if you call her princess. I think it's rather cute but some family members are starting to get annoyed by it. She'll be three in April so I just figured this was the age to do sill things like that. So, Should I just let her be called princess or let my family have there way?
2007-01-06 14:52:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
The way that I broke my son of wanting to be called Spiderman all of the time was to say, "Well, if GAVIN gets hungry, food's in the kitchen."
When he refused to answer by his name, I would say, "Well, I guess that GAVIN doesn't want a cookie. I guess I'LL just eat it."
It is a phase, and while it's rather cute, it needs to be broken before a child starts going to preschool. Tell her that YOU will call her princess, and that will be your very special name for her unless you're mad (in which case, you'll use her given name... Hahaha). When other people call her by HER name, though, she needs to answer, or you will have to stop calling her princess. That should get the point across, I hope.
Good luck.
2007-01-06 14:57:22 · answer #1 · answered by <3 The Pest <3 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Who ever began calling her 'Princess' has started a very bad habit. NEVER call a child by any other name than the one he/she was born with. I don't blame family for being annoyed by this - they have every right to be.
Call her by her given name only - if she doesn't respond then she just loses out, after all, who's the parent here.....
2007-01-06 22:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yup, just a phase.
Tell her that "Princess" is your (mommy & daddy's) special name for her but that others need to call her by her given name.
Let her "practice" responding to her given name by making a game out of it. Play hide and seek where she has to tell the person she found who she is.
Play peek-a-boo, or knock, knock, who is it?
I play these with my son who just turned 3 in December. I also add questions such as:
"Who is it?" "Aiden"
"Aiden who?" "(last name)"
"How old are you?" "3"
"Where do you live?" "(address)"
"What's your mommy/daddy's name?" "Catherine/James"
etc...
I figure he needs to learn this information so I might as well make it fun. And it helps me feel he's better prepared in case of an emergency.
He knows that my "special" name is "Mommy" but that others call me Catherine. He also knows that only his dad and I can call him by his "special" name but that others will call him Aiden.
Hope this helps!! Have fun and enjoy her imagination. It truly is a gift that some lose too soon.
2007-01-06 23:18:38 · answer #3 · answered by devils'littleangel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your daughter is just so used to being called princess that she's more used to that than her own name. I would insist that she answers to her name, but also explain to her that she may also answer to her "pet name" when she is at home with you.
2007-01-06 22:56:46 · answer #4 · answered by Dragunlady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is too cute, no its just a phase, I have had 5 children and they have each done something of this sort some time or another...If you feel like she needs to be corrected then just refuse to call her that however at this age i see no harm in it... it is something she will out grow.. Good luck!!!
2007-01-06 22:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by Sherman 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well you could try a compromise and call her princess what ever her first name is... if i were you i wouldnt worry about it to much though as she is just testing her boundries.. if i were you i would explain to her that she has to act like a princess in order to be called one and make that part of the compromise.. i would use it as a reward for GOOD behavior
2007-01-06 22:57:16 · answer #6 · answered by crystal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, some kids do go through that. One of my boys went through it, except the "princess" part, lol. They do outgrow it, it's not a big deal.
2007-01-06 22:56:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
she's just a little girl, let her have her way, she will grow out of it, believe enjoy your child innocence and and immaturity now cause you know time run by fast, and at-lest you have something to tell her something funny and exciting to tell her when she grow in to a teenager.
2007-01-06 23:06:59 · answer #8 · answered by celi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe . She is so use to beein called by that name
2007-01-06 22:59:38 · answer #9 · answered by lorenzo p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋