Since my son's always heard me calling my mother "mom" and her calling me by my first name.. whenever he is speaking to me he calls me by my first name (betty) and sometimes he'll say "bettymum" but he calls his grandma "mom" all the time.. Is this something that happens often? Will he eventually stop?
2007-02-14 09:44:06 · 34 answers · asked by hwlatmon 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
DOES ANYONE THINK HE COULD BE DOING IT ON PURPOSE? SEE WHEN I TELL HIM TO CALL ME MOMMY HE THEN SAYS MY FIRST NAME INSTEAD... THEN LAUGHS :)
2007-02-14 17:27:30 · update #1
my son is three and he calls me mommy and my mom "mom" but he know that she is grandma. i am sure it will change
2007-02-21 16:33:26 · answer #1 · answered by hoslnm01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is just repeating what he hears. Correct him each time. Also you can play the Who's That? game. Get the photo album and ask him the name the people in the picture. If he calls you Betty say "no, I'm Mommy." If he calls Grandma Mom, say "No, that's Grandma." and praise him when he gets it right.
2007-02-14 09:53:24 · answer #2 · answered by PRS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At Two, kids pretty much repeat what they hear and what seems clear to them.
So you call your mom "Mom".... shes calling you by your first name... to him thats what your suppose to call mom and grandma.
When my nephews were little, we always refered to each other as "Your mom...." "my mom" "aunt (name)" and so on. Although these days MOST grandmothers perfer to be called Mama (cause grandma makes them sound old).
When you talk to your son about grandma.. say "grandma" then explain shes your mom but he doesn't call her mom, your the mom and shes the grandma.
Kids are quick to pick up words which is why we also have to watch what we say lol
2007-02-14 10:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by tashasw79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 14 month old calls me Mommy and my mom Mama. The same as my three older children. Until they all were all about 2 or so, and then my oldest son called her Mayma and the other 2 called her Mema. The only thing I can recommend, if it bothers you that much, is have your mom call you mom when she talks around your son and you call your mom g'ma. That's kind of what we do in my house. My older 2(boys) call my hubby by name b/c he is their stepfather and then my younger 2(girls) call him by his name. So, we try to say "Emma's daddy" when talking to or about him. And that seems to work. Hope this helps you :)
2007-02-14 09:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the grandma grandma and she should call you mom. He is doing only what he says and what makes sense. I call my husband Daddy much of them time. Then ignore it. If you are making a deal of it then he is seeing it as a game, as well.
2007-02-17 10:38:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to come up with a fun name for your mom some thing silly. Start calling your mom that so he can catch on with the name and have your mother start calling you mom. That will help, that how I did with my oldest
2007-02-14 09:49:38 · answer #6 · answered by samantha_g_smith 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kid is confused. What you need to do is call your mother grandma all the time. Make sure, in your home, your son and husband calls you mom.
You also need to let your mother know that when she's with your son - she makes sure he calls you 'mother'.
2007-02-14 14:10:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No worries dear! My son did the same exact thing and it upset me to no end. Then I finally figured it out. He called me by my first name because everyone else did. And he called my mother "mom" because thats what my brother and I called her. Makes sense doesnt it? Kids really are like sponges... they will pick up every little thing... good and bad.
Best of luck!
2007-02-14 10:07:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He's TWO. He calls you by your first name because that is what he hears. He's not doing it to annoy you, just repeating what he has heard. He will eventually stop.
However, if it bothers you, simply ask him to call mom and to call your mother grandma. Kids are very eager to please and if you praise him for doing what you want, he will continue to do that.
2007-02-14 09:51:10 · answer #9 · answered by dragonsong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be confusing for kids because they do tend to parrot back what they hear. They also tend to generalize. You may notice that if you have a dog, when you're out somewhere anything with fur, he'll call "dog."
What you can do is to have your mother speak with him and refer to you as "your mom" - so, "Your mom said you had a really fun time with..." "Your mom said you had pizza at lunch..." etc.
You can do the same, referring to your mom as grandma.
It's helpful if you can point to the person at the same time so he makes the connection.
2007-02-14 09:58:24 · answer #10 · answered by Shrieking Panda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it will stop. My sister's two boys both call our mom -mom and her by her first name. They done it though until they were like 10 years old but they don't anymore. My sister i guess was fine with it.
However my other sister's kid started calling our mom -mom and she stopped when i told my sister to start calling our mom by Mama and now the little girl says mama.
It is because no one is calling you mom and you kid hears you calling your mom - mom and that is why.
Just start calling your mom mama in front of your kid because if you don't it might last for 10 years like my sisters kids done.
My son called me by my name a few times but he dosen't do that anymore.
Just a little phase.
2007-02-14 09:58:09 · answer #11 · answered by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋