2007-11-20 16:39:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
really speaking he is one year and seven months old....
2007-11-20 16:56:41 · update #1
Play along with him. Sounds fun.
2007-11-20 16:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by lillilou 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He's TWO. Dont worry, he'll get into MENSA later. Kids often do this. It's just the way they grow and learn. And yeah, they KNOW all things are not monkeys. They also know that you respond to the error, and they think it's funny.
You are probably being played by a very intelligent two year old. Enjoy it while you can.
2007-11-21 00:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by Toodeemo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do anything. Just let a two year old be a two year old. You don't expect him to be a rocket scientist do you? He will learn as he progresses and in time will distinguish all things as they should be. It is much more important for the parent to discipline th child and teach it responsibility than it is to properly identify an animal by its proper name.
2007-11-21 00:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by googie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could find a little inexpensive stuffed animal "monkey" and give it to him. He will make the connection or mental association much easier if he has a reference point to come back to.
2007-11-21 00:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he's pretending let it be
tell him it's ok to pretend the dog is a monkey but it's still a dog
hey what's the dog's name?? does it sound anything like monkey?? that could easily be the problem
2007-11-21 00:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by squeaker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I try to correct my daughter, she will say, "Mommy, I am just pretending."
In other words, play along, let the imagination go!
2007-11-21 00:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by sarlha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his friends will correct in later days. what does he tell as about dogs. is it monkey?
2007-11-21 05:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by vep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This to shall pass. Play along tell him you are a cat and he is an elephant. Enjoy him while he still enjoys you.
2007-11-21 00:50:48 · answer #8 · answered by Kate e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can sit with him for fifteen minutes in morning to see pictures of animals and tell names daily. don't worry. Ofcourse you need to give him company for one hour daily. Sing with him, dance with him, visit zoo, play with him etc...
2007-11-21 01:37:10 · answer #9 · answered by neela m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He'll out grow it. My daughter called all animals "dog" when she was two including the elephant at the zoo....it was "a big, big, big, dog".
2007-11-21 00:46:52 · answer #10 · answered by mollyflan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋