My daughter will be 4 years old in 2 months and recently has begun narrating her actions as they are happening. "She's walking down the stairs." "She's throwing this out in the garbage." "She's walking past her mama."
Anyone else experience this and any reason(s) why?
I think it shows that she's intelligent! I assume you read to her a lot? That would explain why she understands the idea of narrating the main character's actions -- and she's her own main character! Don't overreact or think something's wrong; she is just trying on a new "voice" and that is not only normal, I think it's healthy.
Make sure to video it! She'll love seeing herself doing that when she's older.
My almost 3 year old does that as well, and more. One minute she is "kitty," another "Rudolph," and another "Clifford."
Your daughter has a wonderful imagination and observation skills. The ability to step outside oneself is a great gift.
My (just recently turned 4 year old) does that from time to time. I haven't thought anything of it. Talking in 3rd person beats when he turns into a cat. That drives me crazy especially when he answers in "meows" to questions where I need an answer.
she is probably imitating from a show she watches. my daughter is 4 and she walks around saying "Tiara needs to clean her room" "Tiara is watching ___" everything will be ok
what fun! she's discovering that her life and actions can be viewed and experienced through many lenses.
i find 4 year olds almost uniformly charming. what an interesting age.
:) khairete
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Great - she has a perspective beyond her own view of life, and she sees herself as others see her! This may be a terrific skill particularly later on in life. Narration often comes from the experience of reading - she may be seeing herself as a character in her own life. It's fine!
that's adorable :) it means she's observing, experimenting, stretching her wings. my son would often repeat things he heard on tv. kind of like Brick on "the middle" - he'd be watching tv and i'd hear him whisper something he'd just heard. there'd be a car commercial on, and the announcer would say, "with 46 miles per gallon" and i'd hear him say, "with 46 miles per gallon". lol. it was odd hearing such grown up phrases out of such a little guy. most often he forgot them and i never heard it again. but sometimes, i'd hear him use the phrase later on. they're just learning. let her be.
Do you read to her a lot? We are avid readers and I noticed that my daughter (also soon 4) will remark on something she's doing and then say, "Said Ernie." She is imitating the books we read. Possible?
I'm guessing it's a stage and I would suggest not reacting to it at all. A 3 year-old is still exploring her world. This may just be her way of expressing herself for now.
There are a lot more "stages" ahead. My 10 year-old is in a "whistling" stage, as in whistling all. the. dang. time.... It's driving me slowly crazy!
If she watches shows that have a narrator or books that clearly narrarate, then she is just imitating that. I hear my son sometimes being the narrarator like he hears on Thomas. "Oh, bother! Said Henry". Unless there is other stuff going on, don't worry.
I'm not sure, but I think this is a stage...I remember doing that myself as a kid. But, I dont' know for sure.
That is so cute. My son used to explain how to do what he was doing all the time. (Ex:"First you put your thumb in here and gently put upward, then you twist the body of the car. Now pull the legs out....etc. and there you have it! A fully transformed Starscream!") It was cute for a little while until every conversation with him was a teaching lesson with him as the demonstrator/teacher. I think it came from watching too many cooking shows, which he was so facinated with at the time.
