2007-01-11 09:09:36 · 10 answers · asked by venners6 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
he will totally grow out of it just ignore!
2007-01-11 09:16:46 · answer #1 · answered by swimmyfishy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's just growling and not destructive behavior like hitting, pushing, pinching, or biting...that's just funny.
It's humorous, not dangerous, and probably just a short lived phase or quirk that you will remember and laugh at later.
Do you have dogs in the house that growl, or are you currently teaching that bears growl? Those are the only reasons I can think of as to where this behavior comes from.
Maybe talk to him about it. If you want to stop the behavior, just sitting him down, often and forcefully, squatting down on his level, and seriously telling him how disappointed you are with his growling should make a big difference in how he behaves.
But my guess is that he just thinks its funny. He wants other boys to growl at him, too, play who can growl loudest, and make a big game of it. If his behavior is not mean-spirited, physical, or destructive to him or others, why not just let him grow out of it. Don't sweat it. It will probably pass on its own within a few months, no matter what you try to do.
2007-01-11 17:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by ninn09262 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ignore it and don't make a big deal out of it otherwise he will do it mo9re because of the attention you are paying to it. It sounds like he is imitating a pet or some animal he has seen on TV. Stop fretting about it - children of this age often do , what seem to adults, silly things but soon grow out of it.
2007-01-11 17:14:59 · answer #3 · answered by D B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't make it an issue. Toddlers generally bahave badly to get a reaction from their parents, as well as establish boundaries. If you ignore it he'll grow out of it. When he is good with other children praise him for it. Who doesn't like praise? Even adults enjoy compliments. Positive reinforcement seems to work well for most of the children I have worked with in the past.
2007-01-11 17:20:34 · answer #4 · answered by loopyannielou 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Have you asked him why he does it? Try to work out what the advantage is in him continuing his behaviour and then try to either make something else more advantageous or the growling less beneficial. He must be getting something from it.
2007-01-11 17:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter used to do this too. Her first day at preschool, her teachers asked her to to pick up her toys and she growled at them before complying. They loved her to death from that day on. She grew out of it on her own. I thought it was super cute.
2007-01-11 17:13:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
some children go through this hopefully he will grow out of it.Have Patience
2007-01-11 17:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by sweetness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's funny.....my neighbors son would do that when he was that age. He will grow out of it, don't worry.
2007-01-11 17:13:44 · answer #8 · answered by Jen G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the time to worry is when he starts biting, growlings nowt.
2007-01-11 17:15:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
that is cute.. give him a consequence and explain that it is rude... but it is reallt cute:)
2007-01-11 17:15:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋