sorry i used the wrong word in my previous question:-/ anyways when guest comes home he takes their shoes and shouts ''oh stinks' , and worse he says it to ppls face. last he said to my mum in law '' oh you stink'' . i did NOT teach that word to him i dont even talk to him english. he learned it from air freshener TV advert . that kid says in toilet oh stinks. okay?
2007-12-14 01:26:48 · 12 answers · asked by :( 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
he is two, when he learns a new word he will keep saying it over and over again. ''stinks '' is one of them
2007-12-14 01:30:05 · update #1
Stinks is a perfectly acceptable word. If something smells bad, it's fine for him to think that. Don't make a big deal out of it--you can tell him that it hurts people's feelings when you talk about smells that come from their bodies, but he won't understand that at two. Keep reiterating it, but don't yell at him when he smells a toilet and smells a shoe--he doesn't associate those smells with people. Now, when he says it to Grandma, that's mean and he should be punished for that. Better he says stinks than says reeks! Pretty soon he'll have a completely different connotation for that word and it'll be worse than the one he's got now.
2007-12-14 01:55:14 · answer #1 · answered by Sit'nTeach'nNanny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try making up a new word that he might want to start saying all the time. (Sometime when he is not saying "stink")
I think this is really funny! You are very lucky that the word is only "stink"
When my son was in pre-school and kindergarten, you wouldn't believe what started coming out of his little mouth! The other children with older brothers and sisters were teaching him words that were very embarrassing to me! Try not to take this too seriously, and I really think others (like your mum in law) will not take it to heart either.
Trying to get him NOT to say something is a double edged sword. You DO want him to imitate and be excited about learning things, so only stop him if it is really important.
Sounds like you have a very cute and precocious young man!
2007-12-14 01:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's because it's an aroma that lingers a little too long. For some reason, curry spices tend to smell very strong and the smell does not easily dissapate like onions or garlic. It is probably because of the oils in the spices. Fried fish and bacon smells tend to linger a long time as well. It's because the grease smoke gets into the air and clings to things. Curry is likely the sam composition. You never go to someone's house and think, "Gee whiz, it reeks of onions in here" unless they just chopped one! That's because onion smell goes away quickly and doesn't hang in the curtains like curry. It's probably a chemical thing.
2016-05-23 22:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my girls says words I don't like I just tell them its not a nice word and explain if they ask why. But otherwise I try to igonore it and don't make it into a big issue. It tends to pass quite quickly. Also I think it's best to point it out when he's being nice and you're in a good mood with him because if you shout at him and he realises it stresses you he'll probably use it as a way of winding you up.
2007-12-14 04:16:29 · answer #4 · answered by pennymoth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you dont react to the words that he is saying and act positivly to another word he will stick with the word that he gets the most attention from. This is how they act. right now my son is saying shhh to everyone who talks. its kind of polite but really annoying.. just ignore it and he will move on to a new word in the next day or so..
2007-12-14 01:52:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just ignore him. If you don't make a big deal out of it then he will soon forget the word. If you keep on at him about it he will keep saying it to get your reaction
2007-12-14 06:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by Courtney and Jazmine's mummy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep telling him that it is not nice to say that word to people. A 2 year-old will not totally understand why, but after telling them a few times they will remember not to say it.
2007-12-14 01:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just ignore it. It is a phase. I could think of worse words he could be saying.
2007-12-14 01:36:20 · answer #8 · answered by JS 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
TV, the scourge of modern society, turn it off and read to him.
2007-12-14 01:35:56 · answer #9 · answered by northern lass 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the more of a big deal you make over it the more he will do it.
when he does do it just remind him its not polite.
he will grow out of it. good luck
2007-12-14 01:35:10 · answer #10 · answered by parrotsarenoisy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋