Why don't you let kids be kids?

Question

I find like parents are pushing their kids so bad to grow. These days there is no humor or anything. Its very funny and cute to hear a child learning to talk and calling things whatever ever she /he feels like. Today a parent will give you a bad look if you laugh when a child comes with a cute name for anything
So whats up parents?
I'm talking about children from 1-3.
I dont have kids....but i love them..especially when they learn to talk

Mom TrippleJ....i am sure reading well a question before answering can help you with motherhood and a good judgement before you open your mouth.....Did i say anything about giving a CHILD A BAD LOOK???A CHILD???

I'm not judging any parent...

Answer 1

I COMPLETELY AGREE!!!! What a great question!

I, for one, like to keep my kids in the wonderful fairy tale land that is childhood as long as possible. They'll find out soon enough about the real world.

I don't like people pushing their kids to be the best, or the smartest. I feel like I'm a fairly intelligent person, and I certainly wasn't a child prodigy.

And as for the cutsie words....I love it. My 3 yr old says "Pock-a-low" for popsicle, and "I can't want to" instead of "I don't want to", and I wouldn't correct her for anything. She'll get it soon enough, but for now, these are the moments I cherish.

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Answer 2

Perhaps I've got an odd outlook on life, but I think we pay entirely too much attention to advertising. Most of that's crap we don't need anyway. Getting a kid a big, expensive toy isn't as good as the box it came in. Kids need an opportunity to use their imagination.

Parents today are more stressed than ever. I was a single parent so it was even more stressful. It took awhile to get it managed. I had to pretty much give up any outside activities I had and spend time with the kids. We did a lot of simple, fun (and cheap) stuff like picnics and sledding and nature walks, riding bikes, baking cookies. Humor can be a great tool to get kids to behave and to put them at ease. I remember my 3 year-old daughter acting like she was upset but wouldn't talk about it. So I put on a hand puppet and when we had our bedtime talk the puppet talked to her and got her to voice her concerns. It made her more comfortable. I was never too good to be silly. Kids love it when their parents make mistakes. Of course, I didn't go overboard, but somebody has to teach the kids how to take a joke.

Isn't that part of teaching kids tolerance and putting them at ease with life? It isn't so tense all the time after all.

Answer 3

I actual have 3 youngsters and that they are 5, 3, and 11 months. My 2 oldest are boys and would get enormously rowdy and it bothers me yet I actual have human beings telling me youngsters would be youngsters or they're boys and boys would be boys. i don't purchase it, I actual have taught them the thank you to act. There are effects for their strikes while they misbehave. even notwithstanding if that's merely holiday or no cartoons for the day. My sister in regulation is "straight forward" and has had drug problems(she is now sparkling for 2 years), and has ingesting problem. My mom in regulation took them to the bar together with her while they have been youthful to %. up on adult males. She could use drugs with them as they have been given older. And could not be certain the place she has long previous incorrect. i think of that's the way you strengthen your little ones. My youngsters are disciplined on their strikes now and that they already comprehend precise from incorrect. They exhibit regret for their incorrect doings and that i visit maintain them on so they don't become misfits while they're young ones.

Answer 4

Guess I haven't met any of those parent's. The only dirty looks I give are to my family when they make some bonehead move to upset my daughter, like walk right past her with a candy bar while I'm trying to get to her finish her veggies, so she gets upset and stops eating and wants candy. I only get upset because then I have to play the "bad guy" and tell her no candy while everyone else gets to be the "good guys". But that is the roll moms have to play.
But I think her take on the world and her language attempts are absolutely adorable and make me laugh everyday!

Answer 5

When mine was that young I would giggle at the cute ways he would pronounce things and then tell him the right way. I know a few kids 6-9 years old still talking like babies to the point where we need the parent to translate

Answer 6

I love the cutsie words! I encourage good speech and grammer in my children's vocabulary, but in due time. My oldest called his bedroom a 'B-boom' for the longest time, my second one called his toy vaccuum a 'dudder-dudder-dudder' after the sound it made, and I can't put into words the way my third one said 'soda'! I love it. One of the boys at the preschool where I work, always compliments the toys brought for sharing by saying, 'I very, very like it!' Kids are kids. It's those little uniquities that make them great! Good luck! :)

Answer 7

I know what you mean, I know a girl that has a 4 year old going to 3 different languages classes and all that. I know she is going to be smart, but geez, you couldn't schedule a playdate instead? I called my son a teddy bear when I gave him a hug earlier, he said why am I a tiddy bear?, with his little mispronunciation, and he couldn't stop laughing because of it like I said the wrong thing. It's little stuff like that it is so adorable that you miss out on when you get too serious.

Answer 8

I hope my kids are slllllooooowwwwww to grow up. Me and my kids have so much fun with one another..I am always laughing with them!! I have a 22 month old son and he is so fun at this age and so cute..I, also have a 9 yr old daughter and i would like her to stay the age she is in!! She is sooo sweet now and a joy to be around.....most of the time!! lol Great question, here's a star!!

Answer 9

I believe kids need to learn to talk properly. If you encourage them to use the wrong words then it gets ingrained. If my child would say "I saw a tar" I would repeat back "yes I see the car too". Not correct but reinforce back the correct way to say it. It is not making them grow up it is teaching them to talk which is what a parents job is.

Answer 10

Einstein said that he always had a active imagination and kids should always too. parents are just getting too uptight now. my neighbor wont even let his son play with a GI Joe or plastic army men. i cant imagin not growing up with my toy soldiers and having the green army always defeat the tan army. people arent realising kids need to be active with their imagination and just because they play with toy soldiers and have little wars with them doesnt make them turn into psycho killers.