How do I stop my toddler from saying 'go away' all the time!?

Question

Hi everyone,

my little girl has started to say 'go away' and 'move' as well as other cheeky things!

She is nearly 2 years old and has picked upsome cheeky words from her cousin who is also 2.

When they are together she will copy everthing he says and after he leaves the house she will continue with the cheek.

I don't want to keep them apart because they play together and have good fun...... but what should I do/tell her when she is cheeky?!

Any suggestions!!!!

Thanx,

Sophia

Answer 1

my daughter used to do that too, the thing with her though is that she really didn;t want you to go away. So i would, if she told me to go away I would get up from where I was and say,

"if you tell me to go away then i am going away,"

I would go in another room and do something else. She eventually got the hint that what she wanted and what she was saying were two different things and stopped saying it.

Answer 2

First of all she is learning to be independent....don't make too much out of it. It's like the word "no". They love to use the word! Change the subject with her. When she tells you to "go away", give her a sad look and say something like " you want mommy to go away? I would be soooo sad!" "You are my little girl" Then find something to interest her and play together! It's ok to be firm with some things the little ones say and do, but save the discipline for something really important....not her learning words and actions that are not too serious. As she gets older you will be able to talk more to her about things she should not say and do.....but she is still very young. Take care and enjoy her!

Answer 3

Model kindness, politeness, manners, and respect to her. If she sees that more often than her "cheeky" cousin, she'll mirror you in the long run. Also, don't make a big deal or get angry when she is "cheeky" just kindly explain to her that she won't get what she wants if she continues to speak in that manner or use those words. Good Luck!

Answer 4

Firstly any "bad" words have to be ignored. At two years old telling her off will make the word even more of a naughty word, and she's more likely to say it. I always ignore it and we have "pretend" naughty words like Buckeroo....they think they are saying a bad thing and all the adults go "oooooooo" and they like it and forget to say S**t and F**k and other lovely words they pick up off ther kids.

Also you may find that she picks up on things you say. I'm always amazed at the things my 2 year old has overheard and remembered when I didn't even know she was listening. Try and watch phrases like "shut up" and other common things we say as adult to other adults. They listen to EVERYTHING!!! Hee hee

Answer 5

It's just a phase. Don't worry about it. She's just copying what she hears other saying - although she has no idea of the meaning of the word.

Answer 6

My soon to be three year old used to do it. I tried everything finally it went down to time out. The time outs cured him of it.

Answer 7

Your the mom ! Tell her that she cant talk like that to you and put her in time out for 1 min. She'll learn your the boss and stop

Answer 8

when she tells you go away do it

so she knows what it means

mine does it to and now she only says go away when she actually wants me or our dogs to go away

(when she's on the potty or i'm trying to change the channel on the tv)

Answer 9

Ignore it, that's what I do. Or I tell my son he is being rude and it makes mommy sad and I "cry". He doesn't like it when I am upset like that.

Answer 10

I would ignore it for now. If you give her attention when she says it, then in her little world she has won!