What could be the problem?
2007-03-14 18:20:55 · 16 answers · asked by Direktor 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Could be shy, could be confused, could be stubborn, could be silly -- could be any number of things :-) Kids develop in different ways and at different rates.
My son went from calling himself Steven, to Steven Jones (his full name), to Steven Jones Monster (no clue why he added that on, but he did that for MONTHS), to Joseph. He's mostly back to Steven now, but boy did he get weird looks from relatives for a while...
2007-03-21 08:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try playing a little game. Ask her what moms name is, dads name, and any siblings. Then say, "Whats your name...oh your name is....(childs name). This works really well on my three year old daughter who has Autism and has a hard time with self identification as well as comprehension of the who what, when, where, and why questions. Good Luck hope this works out for you.
2007-03-19 01:46:49 · answer #2 · answered by mamacita25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was the same way not quite as old but...what we did with her was just everytime she would come into a room or even just come up to us I would say Hi Mckenzie I'm the Mommy, this is the daddy etc. Within 2 days after starting this now she constantly greets everyone with "I'm the Kenzie" Good Luck hope this works!!
2007-03-15 11:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by houtskc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try asking her what is mommys name and let her say your name not mom or mommy any siblings have her say everyone she knows name then for the last on ask her what her name is and if she dose not answer you tell her that her name is....and say her full name your name is...... jane ann doe you are three you have a mommy and a daddy you live at berns street. make it a dayly thing un tell she understands what you mean. she might not be able to relate her name to anything so help her by asking about everyone elses name.
2007-03-15 02:48:04 · answer #4 · answered by alisha l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids get annoyed too. If the child is asked the same thing they won't answer. just like you wouldn't if you were asked the same thing. Also, the child probably knows that you already know her name and she knows her name so why ask her? If it is a stranger asking then she just may be shy.
2007-03-15 01:40:44 · answer #5 · answered by wsperingwasp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she's just being naughty. Maybe she's just exercising her independence. Kids of this age usually try to see how far they could go in decision-making. Just be patient and teach her how to respond to questions.
2007-03-22 00:42:46 · answer #6 · answered by Jumpin' in the Dark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it a difficult name for a three year old to pronounce?
2007-03-15 01:23:20 · answer #7 · answered by n2mama 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because recognizing the sound someone makes when they are referring to you is different from understanding the concept of a "name". instead of "what is your name?" try rephrasing it like "who are you?"
2007-03-15 13:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by Alley C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no problem they are just being a kid my two year old says no when he means yes and off when he means on so dont worry about it it will pass
2007-03-15 01:25:47 · answer #9 · answered by jrmyspnn 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you should communicate that this is her name. she my just know that when people say suzy Q they want her to say hello. unless she has been specifically taught that this is her name and told that " your name is ..." and " mommys name is.. and daddy name is..." it is a big leap for a young child to figure out that the word that is said to her to get her to turn around is what you want to know when you ask her her name. make sense?
2007-03-15 01:26:25 · answer #10 · answered by Carlos B 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋