Called our in laws a few days ago and one of their grand kids was visiting.
They passed her to both my husband and me to talk to her.
Needless to say, neither of us could understand what she was saying.
We couldn't really find anything to talk to her about.
Is this common? What are things you can say, to a baby you know nothing about?
2007-02-22 02:28:10 · 9 answers · asked by lillian 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
This used to happen a lot with my son, who is about to be 3 in April. His grandparents would want to talk to him or he would want to talk to them but his vocabulary still hadn't formed enough to acutally have a conversation. Kids just like to listen, that's how they learn to talk. Ask simple questions like, are you having fun with grandma and grandpa? Think of activities you know that she like, for example, my son loves balls, so my parents would always ask him if he was playing ball or if he had a new ball, etc. Just be patient, remember their world is completely new, they love to learn and they do it by watching and listening to us!
2007-02-22 02:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by enigma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is so normal. Most of the time only Mummy knows what the child is saying right now. Just say you love her all the time and miss her and that will sink in and hopefully she will repeat that. Ask her what she watches on tv, what she had for snack, if she is being a good girl, ask her if she knows how to count and maybe you can count with her or do the alphabet too. You have to get down to their level in order to have that conversation. Enjoy.
2007-02-22 10:34:24 · answer #2 · answered by Mum to 2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter will want to talk on the phone when I'm on, but I don't usually let her unless the other person says they want to talk to her. Like my mom will say hi to her quick, ask her specific things, like someone else mentioned. She has a general idea what my daughter is into and does at home, so it's a bit easy. My mom doesn't totally understand her either, so we usually keep the conversation short. And besides, my daughter has a habit of answering "yes", even if it's not true!
Just say something like "Hi! Are you at grandma's house? Are you having fun?" Then when you're done just say bye and tell her to give the phone to grandma or grandpa. You could always just tell them you've gotta go, and tell them to say hi to her for you, instead of being passed to her.
2007-02-22 10:51:09 · answer #3 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything. Any conversation with a child is good. Ask if she likes playing outside, what she does outside. Ask her what happened on Blue Clues or Barney. Read a childs book then tell her what it was about. And don't feel bad if you don't understand. My husband still can't understand our 2 year old. I say it's a mommy language but soon enough you will understand
2007-02-22 10:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by Spring loaded horsie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha! Most times people do this for the child not for the person on the other end
or because they dont want to talk to you and who better to push the call on but the kids....
People do this all the time with little ones- little ones Love phones so they get a thrill... but grown ups look stupid on the other end saying much of nothing
All you can do is keep saying their name and hi and who u are... nothing of value to adults but the world to kids
kids are great! sorry they sprung that one on u...
2007-02-22 10:37:01 · answer #5 · answered by Christal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At that age, they are willing to talk about whatever is relevant in their lives at that very moment. So you could say, "What toys are you playing with today?" or "Did you read a book with Grandmom?" If there is a pet in the home, you could ask a question about the pet - such as, "Did you pet Fido today?"
2007-02-22 10:33:22 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Lucky♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 2.5, he likes to talk about what he did already today, what he had for breakfast, what tv shows he's been watching, did he have a bath, did he play crayons, did he draw a picture...anything relating to this age. He doesn't like to talk about "how are you" or "what are you doing", he likes to answer specific questions.
2007-02-22 10:31:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At that age you can ask the basic questions that you probably wouldn't ask an adult! Such as: What's your favorite fruit, color, song? My favorite color is X. Do you like the bath, the park, dancing etc...? Stuff like that. You may be suprised when that child is four and remembers you love apples like she does.
2007-02-22 12:45:04 · answer #8 · answered by Sylvia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them a quiz!!! Ask them where their nose, eyes, mouth, ear etc, are, they love it and they don't have to talk!!!
2007-02-22 10:36:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋