My son has started telling us to hush whenever he is grumpy or whatever. I counted 75 times in one hour that he said it. We are trying to ignore him but it doesn't seem to let up. Any suggetions?
2007-12-01 17:58:00 · 19 answers · asked by peach 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
First off, take him to the pediatrician. He may be having earaches and not know how to tell you. Turn down or off all the rest of the external noise and buy a sound machine that has gentle waves or white noise.
2 year olds like to repeat things to see if you are listening. Turn off everything, scoop him up in your arms, rock him and read to him.
Good luck & just wait till he starts saying "no" to everything which is just around the corner.
2007-12-01 18:04:34 · answer #1 · answered by noodlesmycat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If he is saying it more than once a minute (75 times an hour is about once every 45 seconds) it doesn't sound like he actually *means* hush....more like he is just experimenting with the word. A lot of kids go through phases like this when they learn new words that they think are interesting or funny. My son's big one was "car". He would say it over and over to himself, just to hear the sound of his own voice.
When my son said words over and over we would just pick a different word to repeat back to him. He would say 'car' and then we would say 'ball' and we'd just repeat it over again as much as he did. Eventually *he* got annoyed and stopped, because he realized we weren't making any sense saying ball for no reason....
2007-12-01 18:09:46 · answer #2 · answered by lovelymrsm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask yourself first, where did he learn this. Has anybody told him to "hush". I guess the best way to deal with it is to ignore it completely and carry on whatever you are doing. After a while he will lose interest and stops (hopefully) :)
2007-12-01 18:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by nadia g 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wonder where he earned that from...
Anyways, check out "1-2-3 Magic", great book that helps you effectively apply the counting to 3 trick.
2007-12-01 18:00:49 · answer #4 · answered by Crypt 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just ignore him, and if he sees that he gets no reaction when he says it, it isn't fun anymore. My daughter said "butt" for 2 weeks straight because she got a reaction everytime she said it. If it continues for more than a few weeks, I would call your pediatrician and see what they say. And it may be that he just likes the way the word sounds when he says it.
2007-12-01 18:07:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably learned that from someone in the family. Little ones can act very precocious in that age. That's what my brother did when he was 1.
2007-12-02 00:46:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would Nanny Stella do... he must say the word because he hears it often. You can not ignore behavior you find unacceptable. Use your words and tell him not to talk to mommy that way and why. And think about it. Whose behavior is he reflecting?
2007-12-01 18:04:11 · answer #7 · answered by CaramelKitten 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tell him that is inappropriate and you don't want to hear it anymore. That's his warning. If he tells you to hush, put him in time out.
2007-12-01 18:01:13 · answer #8 · answered by RJ_inthehouse 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't tell him to hush. He learned it somewhere.
2007-12-01 18:10:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him that's not nice and he needs to hush!
2007-12-01 17:59:59 · answer #10 · answered by peaches6 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋