Why do children of five talk in an anoying baby voice and how can you stop them?
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UUGG I know exactly what you are talking about! Unfortunately there is nothing you can do about it, they will grow out of it..hang in there, and be patient.*
calpol
Do not talk to them in a baby voice and try to keep other people from doing it. They will copy behavior. Good luck.
You don't answer them til they talk in a regular voice! Tell them you won't talk to them til they use their big boy/girl voice!
Pretend you can't hear them when they talk like that. It's like tantrums, when you ignore them they stop because they aren't fun anymore when they don't get anyone's attention.
I did that when I was little and my dad hated it. Point it out to them gently and hopefully they'll realize when they're doing it. I never realized what he meant 'til I worked for a summer camp. It is very annoying. It's probably because they're confused about growing up. It can be difficult to 'act your age' when you don't know what your age should act like.
Tell them you won't help or answer them till they use their big boy voice or big girl voice.
When a child feels insecure, it is comforting for them to mimic behaviours from an earlier age. Talking in baby talk, thumb-sucking, wanting to be held and rocked, etc. are common behaviours. This will pass as the child becomes more confidant in himself and the world around him.
At 5 years your basically still a baby so bear with the child.Also when we as adults talk baby language to child he or she will automatically talk the same way and also certain television show can influence them, cartoons and stuff..Soon enough the child will stop talking this way. Bear with him or her
Wow. When they are 20, you will long to hear their voice in such a way. It's such a temporary thing anyway, hardly worth dealing with. Can't you just play along? In the end, this time will have felt like little more than seconds overall.
surely they are still babies? sorry, obviously ignorant on this one!
They do it to e cute or get attention. Calmly say you cannot hear them when they talk in that voice, try again using your big voice. Ten drop it unti they gte it right. It does end.
i am 5? and still talk in an annoying baby voice (but not all the time)
just ignore it and speak to them in a normal voice and don't show it worries you. are you sharing stories and reading boOKs to them. "funny" voices are ok in context and this could be a subtle way off making them realise when it is appropriate.
Give them a jolly good hard slap everytime they speak like that (and tell them why they're getting slapped). That'll soon put an end to that silly nonsense!
Ignore them - or hit them - really hard!
Question should be ,Why do adults talk to 5 year olds using an annoying baby voice.
The kids learn quickly to mimic.
Five-year-olds sometimes notice that babies and toddlers get lots of attention, so they think that if they behave like someone younger, eg., by talking like a baby, they will receive that extra attention. With some children it's a case of being reluctant to grow-up, go to school, leave Mum, etc. In either case, the child needs to be assured that they're loved just as much now as they were when they were a baby; they need to be spoken to in an adult way, with patience, and the benefits of being a 'big' boy/girl need to be promoted by the way you interact with them. It is annoying, but quite a lot of children indulge in doing this, but suddenly feel enpowered enough to forget it and move on.
five years is sill very young and I think the voice of a baby voice is very sweet to hear. How can u say that it is annoying? Babies can be babies only and they can"t act like an old one.
hi there.yes that is very annoying when they do that.i have two boys and they both had a go at it. I often thought they did it to get a bit more attention..to be cute i don't know for sure but i found ignoring them and not responding to them until they spoke properly, and then praising them for being clever and sounding like a big boy..it worked for me.
my son when he was six he would talk out of the side of his mouth and i would get so annoyed, so i would make fun of him, by doing it too so he could see how annoying it is and he stopped, it kind of became a habit for him so it was hard sometimes not to do it, but he's over it now!
i hear you fergus
i used to want to put them in the bin!talking rubbish..sigh
i used to refuse requests demands etc unless they were talking in their real voices
it starts off as an insecurity thing when they are ill or want attention-often when you are low on time and patience,trying to make lunch....
at first its sweet or funny we inadvertantly reward them with cuddles
"aw they are so cute..."and they get hooked
why they get hooked
on the maddening stuff is that they will have attention any way-good /bad-they would rather have the good
but they arent fussy.
we get into a vicious circle-thing often
'baby voice-scold-upset baby voice-annoyed parental voice-cry'
attention is negative but hey if thats all you have they will take that rather than nothing
be strong- catch them being good!
in ireland they always say leave them when they are good
my irishness is challenging this daily
ignore baby voice if you can.and examine for any patterns in the behaviour and when it first emerged- is the child insecure or sad or needy for anything in particular-is it more when you are alone,when a pal is around to play-get to its root
Probably because they see a baby getting more/different attention to them.
My son at the moment likes to play Daniel the Baby, he will be 5 tomorrow.
Just ignore it and if they ask for something in the voice, say that you cannot understand them until they use the correct voice.
they are used to it, just like people are use to washing their hair. It just happenes, they didn't ask for it. Get use to it, you probably do stupid annoying things that they hate and they don't call you out on it.
oh man. It annoys me too. I say "I can't understand you when you talk like that". Then she switches back. My little girl does it primarily because her best friend does it. I don't think the best friend's mom or dad ever stops her.
kids do what parents do.u talk in a grown up voice and they will follow
only answer them when they talk to you properly, they'll soon get the hint.
If you do not pay attention to them they stop on their own or at least my daughter did.
it always happen when they ve younger competing siblings bcos they felt if they behave like they ll be given attention. Give them the required attention but not until after making them speak or asked for things as 5yrs old kid
my son is 8 and he still does it, it drives me nuts especially when we out somewhere, i find it very embarassing, now i just ignore him untill he speaks properly.
Children of five are still young and are experimenting with their surroundings and life in general - they should grow out of it!
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