Phrases & Sentences
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Help Me Explain to My Daughter About Phrases.
Asked by H.B. from Minneapolis
on August 9, 2006
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My daughter is 4yrs old and she's a very quick learner...if she hears it once it's forever in her head. And she has picked up a few phrases that I don't appreciate. On...
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- "Life isn't fair"...gee my mother in law says this and it drives me nuts... I don't really have any sound advice with this one...I usually try to divert the attennt...
- Hi H.! One thing my kids have all taught me is that I have to pick my battles and some things they do are just going to drive me insane and I have to walk away. One ...
- My daughter likes to use big words that she doesn't know the meaning of and I just will ask her, "what does that mean?". She'll look at me all funny or come up with s...
JFF Phrases That Irk You. Have Any?
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on August 23, 2011
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You know the kind--the "pat" answers people give so freely.
Along with "this too shall pass," I would say that "been there, done that" tops my list as most annoying...
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- "All the sudden" How the heck did it become Ok to say "all of a sudden" this way?
- "It is what it is" Ugh!!!!! What does that even mean?! It is the most idiotic statement I have ever heard! And *everyone* says it where I live.
- I absolutely HATE when people say "it is what it is" No it's not!!! That is accepting something that you shouldn't be accepting!!
"I Can't" and "It's Too Hard" Are My 3 Year Olds Favorite New Phrases
Asked by A.P. from San Francisco
on May 22, 2007
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I have a vibrant fun little 3 year old son, but all of a sudden every task is "too hard" or he can't do it. Everything from putting his shirt on to cleaning up his toy...
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- A., I went through and still go through this right now. My boy will be 4 in July and I also have a girl who will be 2 in June. So I get the same thing - I can't, hel...
- Hi A.. Sounds like he might be trying to get extra attention and more hands on mothering from you. Try making a game out of some of these things like "how fast can y...
- Ah yes, the "I can't do it stage". I remember my son going through the same thing at three, and it may happen again a few years down the road when he starts to go to s...
My 25 Month Old Daughter Is Not Speaking a Lot, Is It Normal?
Asked by S.M. from Los Angeles
on August 5, 2007
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My daughter turned 2 last month. She is raised in a multilangual family where we speak 2 additional languages plus English. She is still not speaking a lot. We ask he...
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- My daughter was a late talker too..she had about 20 words at 2 years (they are supposed to have 50). We got in touch with the Regional Center in our area and she's no...
- my understanding is children in multi-lag home do talk later but they are so much better at math and music! i am sure she is fine. she had receptive lag if she ca...
- Don't stress yet!!!! My son does have a speech delay and at 2 1/2 years of age he had 6 words in his voculbary. That's a bit slow. When he was four and staying with...
I Want My Kids to Forget "Cars 2" -- Doable??
Asked by X.O. from Chicago
on January 12, 2012
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My kids saw Cars 2, which is very violent, has plenty of inappropriate phrases, and, in my opinion, has stifled my kids' imagination. They won't even touch a non-"Car...
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- I agree that Cars 2 is a lot different than the first one. We saw it for the first time the other night. My 6 yr old thought it was cool, but it didn't seem to have ...
- My son had an issue with "play shooting" his sister temporarily.. so I told him I was taking away every movie that had any violence including spiderman, ninja turtles,...
- You can try it, but I don't know if it will work. My son became obsessed with Ghostbusters when he was 4. Like the Back to the Future obsession, we had nothing "Gho...
Toddler Not Talking
Asked by C.L. from Washington DC
on January 26, 2008
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My daughter turned 2 in December and can say pretty much word. She also will use 2 word phrases, but she has not begun to talk in sentences. Has anyone experienced t...
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- I wouldn't worry! My daughter was a little slow to talk, but at 2 she was using small word phrases, and if you asked her a question, you knew she was understanding wha...
- Some kids do not really start talking till much later. Einstein and a number of other "geniuses" didn't start talking to age 4 (I believe). So don't sweat it! Maybe yo...
- Hi C., My daughter is 28 months and just recently starting saying two words together and will occassionally say minor sentences, like "I do it" or "I see you", stuf...
Spanish Speaking Mamas- Correct My Sentence
Asked by J.G. from New York
on August 23, 2011
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Hiya, Mamas! Is this correct?
No, Gracias. Esta es para ti. For: No, thank you, it is for you. To my toddler when he offers me something. I took German in school...
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- Ven aca. Come here Bajate de alli. Get down from there Te quiero. I love you No me hagas enojar. Don't make me mad. :) Vamanos. Lets go Buenas noches. Good...
- Google translate baby! I use this for work ALL THE TIME. No, thank you, it is for you. No, gracias, es para usted. Please stop climbing on the ceiling. Go ...
- I do not reccommend Google translate. for instance you would never say "ir a la cama" ("To go to the bed") I put my son to bed with Buenas Noches te quiero mucho (Goo...
Does My Son Have a Disorder??
Asked by C.S. from Fort Collins
on January 27, 2008
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I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced these behavior's with their child? My son is 4.5yrs and has hypotonia (low muscle tone). This has impaired his gros...
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- Have your son tested for Fragile X Syndrome. My son has it and many of the "quirks" that you are talking about are traits of Fragile X. It is a blood test and takes aw...
- I don't want to scare/concern you but many of those quirks are signs of autism. I would get him evaluated ASAP because the sooner you can get him the services he need...
- C., In my experience, all of those quirks are red flags for autism. Autism is a spectrum disorder and it isn't unusual at all for a child with autism spectrum diso...
2 1/2 Yr Old Still Not Talking
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on May 13, 2008
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I have a 2 1/2 year old boy that can say a lot of words, but as yet to start using phrases, let alone, sentences. How common is this? People have told me to slow dow...
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- It may be time to have him evaluated by a speech pathologist. Talk to your pediatrician about that. However, I used to teach preschool, 2-year-olds in fact, and had o...
- I also recommend ECI. They have a sliding scale for payment. They will come to your home for the evaluation and all appointments if your son needs it. The numbers are ...
- I suggest taking him to a Speach Therapist. We use Therapedia here in Southlake and love them. My 19 month old could only say five words...now at 23 months can say...
Language Help
Asked by C.W. from Las Vegas
on June 11, 2011
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I've been wanting to raise my little one bilingual (english and spanish) and she knows her abcs and numbers and little phrases in Spanish. I've heard the more she hear...
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- I bought Rosetta Stone used on Craig's list and saved 75% to 80%. Its hard to raise children bilingual if they have no one to be bilingual with. I would suggest you ...
- Good for you, being bilingual opens up a child's future so much! Why not go to your local library for books, DVD's. etc. to check out? Our library has a great fore...
- My son and dil are teaching my granddaughter english, tagalog and arabic. She sings lots of songs in tagalog and her Lola only speaks to her in tagalog. Granddaughte...
