my 3 year old daugther talks to her self?

Question

i know children have great minds but my daughters is running over drive she is always chatting to her self even shouting at herself she does all sorts of cranky of things and none of my other children have ever been like this.In ways its really sweet but in others its quiet frighting at 2am in the morning when you hear her chatting to no one sholud i be worried

FOR PEOPLE WHO CANT READ SHE WAKES UP TALKING AT 2AM IN THE MORNING MY KIDS ARE IN BED BY 7

Answer 1

Does sound as if she can't turn off. There is an organisation called Young Minds you can contact at www.youngminds.org.uk or phone
020 7336 8445.
I doubt if it is anything to be worried about, but if it is freaking you out, then you need to sort it to put your mind at rest.

Answer 2

My daughter is four and I often hear her chatting to herself. There was a slight problem when she was younger she seemed to be developing her own language(no, seriously) but that's all good now, she does occassionally talk and it's just not English though, and there is no where she could learn a foreign language. So I know how freaked out you probably are! I wouldn't worry about it, I took mine to the GP and he told me to read to her more and only respond to 'our' language. This is quite common in twins apparently, but she's an only child! What REALLY freaked me out was I found out after I had taken her to the doctors that a Polish child was hit by a car and killed about three streets down from my house the year before I moved here, spooky conincidence eh?
Anyway, don't worry, don't make a big deal of it to her, just nip her down the docs and see what he says, but unless it's an intersting case for them (like mine) they aren't ever really interested.
Anyway,

Answer 3

Well, they do say that kids Say the darndest things. Children tend to go overboard and talk to there "imaginary friends". But I would take her to a counselor or phsyciatrist. Sometimes you think it's one thing and could be another. I don't know if you beleive in it or not, but baby's and the younger children are closer in relations with the 'other side' . That's why sometimes you see baby's staring offin space just laughing or making faces, sometimes talking. Your wondering what the hell are they looking at. Thay can see he spirits at a younger age. Sometimes they use there imaginary little minds. Thats y to be sure you should take her to a counse;or or sunthin.
Hope to be of some help to you

Answer 4

Do not worry. Could be an imaginary friend, or it could be a ghost. My daughter had what I thought was an imaginary friend she called "Honey" while we lived in North Carolina (house was a little creepy to me, swore I saw a human shape at the end of our hallway....) but when her and I moved back to Washington, she ran all through the house, crying out "Honey, where are you? Mommy, where's Honey?". Well, "Honey" returned to us about two or three weeks ago (and we've been back for 2 months) and the strange feeling I got in our old house has returned. But I can only speculate that "Honey" is a good ghost. She/he has not "made" my daughter do strange things.

Answer 5

This is perfectly normal hon. All kids create imaginary friends, have imaginary play. My boys do it alot. They create imaginary towns, play as firefighters and the like. When they play alone, they tend to talk to themselves as they are playing. There's nothing wrong with her, and you shouldn't be worried. Children usually have a wonderful imagination and creativity. Find ways to make her imagination productive. Do crafts with her, have tea parties with her, just join in when she's playing. She may tell you all about what she's talking about. Also, at 3, children have a vast vocabulary and some feel the need to use it more. I would think that her talking to herself during play is just building that vocabulary more.

Answer 6

I don't know if you believe in such things, but it sounds like many stories I've read about or seen on tv documentaries regarding the paranormal, with children being "sensitive" to communications with spirits from the other side. I have had a couple of paranormal experiences, so based on that I am inclined to think that this is possible. Have you asked her who she is talking to? Does she feel she is actually with someone else, even when you think she is alone? Did you have a close relative pass away in the last couple of years that could be communicating with your daughter. Are any of your family members clairvoyant or anything like that? Do some research and see if you can discover anything! Good luck! If your little one isn't distressed about her invisible friend, I don't think you have a cause for worry.

Answer 7

Children don't really understand the difference between internal thoughts and talking out loud. I talk to myself all the time (I'm 27), but I do it inside my own head so other people don't hear me, and I even "yell" at myself in there about faux pas that I have made. It's a normal developmental stage. I wouldn't be surprised if one of these days she understands the difference and says something to you along the lines of "I can think things that you don't know about." Until that point, kids really do think that everyone else can read their minds.

Answer 8

My 6 yo has ALWAYS talked to herself. It's a way for them to work out things that are going on in their day or life. It can be a little unsettling but she is fine. I have two other children and neither of them talk to themselves. My doctor has checked my daughter and found nothing wrong, no reason to worry. He tells me she will out grow it. She has to some degree and I think she will continue to. I always ask if there is something she wants to talk to me about. That seems to help to. I let her ramble about whatever she wants and listen to her. I spend a little more one on one time with her too. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

She is developing language and problem solving attitudes reflecting upon the world in her own way. Children find it hard to interalise their thoughts once they have acquired language and in order to try and explain different feelings or ideas will verbalize it. Some are more verbal than others. Just keep an eye on her if she gets overly aggressive but at this stage sounds like shes just learning trying to work out her thoughts.

Answer 10

The preschool years are really quite something....so much to discover and learn. Children in this age group often "work overtime" in one area. Sometimes it can seem over the top but wait it out to see if its a phase. Chances are something else will come into to play and divert her attention. No need to worry.