Lilly responds to her own name but cannot say it very well even when prompted.
She knows who people are when we say things like, "bring Auntie Sarah the bear" but doesn't say many names. She's starting to get grandma and grandpa down.
Madeline is kind of tough, so nope. She does know her own name. She says daddy, mom, nana, some version of grandpa and grandma (probably only decipherable to us) and Manda (for her auntie Amanda, my brother is outrageously jealous since this is his gf and she will not say unky Morg no matter how many times he tries to get her to)
He responds to his name, but he calls himself "me" instead of his name. He will try to repeat his name if you ask him to, but doesn't pronounce it quite right.
We don't have any other kids, and he doesn't know our pets' names yet, just calls them "dog."
He doesn't know any of the extended family's names to call them that yet, but I think he understands who my parents are because if you tell him to go over to one of them, he usually goes to the right one.
Post by germaphobe on Jan 19, 2015 16:43:52 GMT -5
E knows her name quite well and knows and says auntie, uncle papa and mama (grandma) and mommy and daddy of course. She started trying to say her name.
He knows his name but will only try to say it if i ask him to. Its a 3 syllable name so it just comes out a jumble. He knows and says mommy (formerly ma), daddy (formerly da), grandma is mema, nonna, aunt maria is bebah. Then he knows the names of some of our friends and his friends. He will point to them if you ask "wheres so and so?". He says a bunch of their names when asked "whos that?" but with missing letters.
The only 5 people that he actually refers to by name are mommy, daddy, mema, nonna and bebah. Then he calls my moms dog harley "ollie".
He also knows and refers to some characters names. some he says correctly and some are missing letters.
ETA he knows his 4 year old best buddys name and refers tonhim by name sometimes.
Post by momofcatan on Jan 19, 2015 16:45:49 GMT -5
She knows her own name and will say "Esti turn" when she wants to do something herself.
She is OBSESSED with looking and the 2 small photobooks we have (we are so tired of looking at them, we hid them), so we were constantly pointing to people and saying their names. She knows all grandparents, great-grandparents, and her aunts and uncles. For a couple of them that she doesn't see often, she will respond when we ask her who's in the picture, but goes blank when the person is actually in the room.
ETA to add most of these are not pronounced accurately. For the logest time we couldn't figure out is she was saying "josh" or "duck". We were pushing for "uncle ducky" but "josh" won out sadly. She also drops the "uncle" and "aunt" and just says the first same even though we always use the prefix.
Post by huckleberry08 on Jan 19, 2015 16:45:59 GMT -5
He knows his name but won't say it. He's been labeling me and DH as part of a pointing game but when we point to him, he just stares at us and smiles. He's started saying, "Uh oh, [his name!]" because I guess that's what this really vocal little girl in his class says. He has no idea that it refers to him.
Ev knows her name. I think she tries to say it, but we have Evie, Ollie, and Ellie that all sound similar so sometimes it's hard to tell which she is saying.
She knows the names of her cousins, godparents, daycare friends, most aunts and uncle, some of our friends, and Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, and Grandpa. She will say or try to say the name of a few of her cousins and some daycare/family friends. She's good with names that end with a "y" sound.
He pronounces his name Behnuh (most words that end in 'n' are pronounced with nuh at the end). He generally only uses it to say "Ben do it" and won't answer when I ask what his name is. He also says Mommy, Daddy, GheePa (GPa), Nanna, Bice (his BFF Bryce), and his teachers' names- Ryanne & Sasha but I don't remember exactly how he pronounces them.
Post by stargazer763 on Jan 19, 2015 17:06:46 GMT -5
I have to say it. This is my board, and you are my girls.
But after people legitimately teared up after another well-intentioned post today, did we really need another reminder? No, G does not say his name. No, he has never said Mommy. No, he has never said I love you.
I have to say it. This is my board, and you are my girls.
But after people legitimately teared up after another well-intentioned post today, did we really need another reminder? No, G does not say his name. No, he has never said Mommy. No, he has never said I love you.
Post by stargazer763 on Jan 19, 2015 17:36:13 GMT -5
melohdy You don't need to delete it, and thank you. If we are going to have these kinds of posts, though, can we have some sort of minor warning? Nothing serious like a trigger post, but just something? I honestly thought this was about baby names, which is why I opened it. Otherwise, I would have decided to not open it.
And I still think of your old siggy every time I brush G's teeth. It makes me laugh as he fails like a deranged macakarel.
I dont want to sound like a bitch bc i do feel bad that Bs are feeling down bc of the posts about talking but i dont think that posts should be deleted. I also dont know if there should be a warning. There were never any warnings about rolling or crawling or walking when a lot of kids were/are physically behind. Just my 2 cents.
I've typed several posts and deleted them. I finally typed one I was happy with and it wouldn't post because I "don't have permission to view this board"
Post by subliminalrabbit on Jan 19, 2015 18:11:10 GMT -5
He knows his name but doesn't say it. It's not an easy one for little mouths! He says Daddy and Mama but that's it. I tried to get him to learn Auntie before my sister visited but no dice.
I've typed several posts and deleted them. I finally typed one I was happy with and it wouldn't post because I "don't have permission to view this board"
Post by stargazer763 on Jan 19, 2015 18:15:53 GMT -5
cl8badb I have an idea. How about, if it's a post dealing with our kiddo's abilities, we say:
Names (Does your kid) Words (Does your kid) Calculus (Does your kid)
That way, the title shows it's about what are kids are doing, but it's just a format change. And of course, if some one forgets, it's an honest mistake.
Seriously though, no kids are doing calculus yet, right?
I've typed several posts and deleted them. I finally typed one I was happy with and it wouldn't post because I "don't have permission to view this board"
Where? Here?
Yeah, it was strange.
The long and short of the post was: I apologize. My post was ill timed, knowing how raw fellow posters were about the subject.
I think it's important to have comparison posts so we can see the range of "normal". We all have wonderful, unique toddlers with very different strengths. I think that's good to see.
cl8badb I have an idea. How about, if it's a post dealing with our kiddo's abilities, we say:
Names (Does your kid) Words (Does your kid) Calculus (Does your kid)
That way, the title shows it's about what are kids are doing, but it's just a format change. And of course, if some one forgets, it's an honest mistake.
Seriously though, no kids are doing calculus yet, right?
But for names- B just started saying his own name. He actually kind of yells it which makes me think we yell more than I realize. And then he knows mom, dad, grandma, grandpa and his aunts and uncles and a few other ransoms. Some of them he is just parroting the name- but the people he sees on a regular basis he knows that the name refers to them.
Post by nursemommy13 on Jan 19, 2015 19:47:22 GMT -5
M can say get name (her shortened nickname). She says mommy, daddy, Kay-ee (Katie, my sister), papa, Mimi, all the dogs' names, and Jas (shortened BF's name). She's tries Kevin for my brother, but it's a little harder for her.
But she's also doing physics, so names are nbd for her.
My son can sing the quadratic equation song to the tune of pop goes the weasel....At least he smiles when I sing it to him!
Like all things noteworthy, he says a lot of words at day care that he won't say at home. One being "thank you" and the other being his name. His teachers call him Owie (not my favorite nickname but he likes it) and he's says that at school too.
She knows what her name is as well as her nicknames but can't say anything yet. I'll admit,ability posts are tough for me because it really hits home just how much my kid can't do.And for all I know may not ever do. But at the same time,at least I DO know what she's still missing. Sometimes I feel stupid posting that,nope,still can't do xyz but if I'm going to be part of this board I want to participate and that means facing stuff I'd rather not. You guys keep me honest and keep the rose colored glasses-mostly- off.
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