Mums - do you like to chat to your babies?

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clairesthestar

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I must confess I am a chatterbox so I have been talking to my my daughter (now 19 months) since before she was born. I used to talk to my bump when I went to bed about the things I had done that day, lol! When she was tiny I talked to her all the time, pointing things out as we walked along and even reading out the shopping list in the supermarket. I enjoyed doing it and it has certainly paid off - she can now talk in four word sentences, lol!

What worries me though, is when I see mums and dads not talking to their babies at all. We were in the park the other day and there was a mum there with a boy of about 7-8 months. He was trying to crawl and pointing up at the trees and the sky etc but I swear she didn't say one word to him in the 45 minutes that we were there! The poor boy was trying to communicate with her and she just ignored him and read a magazine! I don't understand this at all and I have seen it time and time again when I am out with my daughter. How do they expect their babies to get to understand words and sentence structure if they don't talk to them?

What do other mums think about this? Opinions please!
Perfectly flawed - my thoughts exactly! I can't believe that anything in her magazine was more interesting than the little person sitting next to her, so it seems very lazy to me.
 
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i have two children one of 2 and one whos 6mths both are little babble boxes in their own way...my two year old daughter is a little granny and i put that down to me doing pretty much the same as you have done and talking away.
i dont agree with mothers who say nothing its a shame for the poor children but hey who are we to judge others mother skills as we wouldnt like it done to us...thats maybe just the way she is. and in the end shes the only one gonna be left asking why is my "son" not doing/saying this and that like the others are
 
I talk to my son all the time, that's probably because I'm a big chatterbox myelf LOL. But I have seen first hand what not talking to your children can do. I know people who hardly ever spoke to their young children. Their son is on the autism spectrum so naturally, his language is delayed. Their daughter is not and at 6 she probably has the verbal skills of a 3 year old. It's sad. My son is almost 13 months and has 14 words. I know, 14 words may not sound like a lot but he says them properly. He is very specific with his syllables and pronunciation.
 
I love talking with my little girl!! She's 4 months tomorrow. I point out trees, birds, grass, flowers and stuff when we're outside. When she aaaahhhhs and gaahhhss I let her talk out whatever she's saying, then when she stops I'll say something and she'll start right back up. It's sooooo GREAT!! I feel bad for the kids whose parents pretty much ignore them. I must say that for myself, when we're at the park, unless she's sleeping (and even sometimes then) I have her out so she can look at things and we can talk : )
 
I am always talking to my baby. Wherever we may be. I usually have him in the carrier at Target or the grocery store...and I chat away..."ok, now what did I need, oh, milk...lets go get the milk...do you think you'll like milk?....."

I think it's important to talk with a baby. And I don't care who thinks its odd. In fact, it comes so naturally for me that I usually don't even notice I'm doing it. But, I'm always getting smiles from passers by in the store. And I thinks it's because of our "conversations".

And the story about the baby in the park....that's pitiful, IMO.
 
I think that it is good to let your child listen to you from a young age because as you said he is now speaking. It will be good when he starts school and can actually communicate well. My little cousin is starting school in September and only speaks when he wants to so it is difficult so well done you =D
 
i chatted to my son constantly, on the advice of my mum.

at a year, he was the only one in his class at nursery who knew his body parts, colours, clothing names and other stuff.

he gave me his first sentence at 13 months.

he's 5 now, and hardly ever quiet!
 
i chatted to my son constantly, on the advice of my mum.

at a year, he was the only one in his class at nursery who knew his body parts, colours, clothing names and other stuff.

he gave me his first sentence at 13 months.

he's 5 now, and hardly ever quiet!
 
we do talk yes, shes six months and sometimes looks at me like im nuts, sometimes its hard work to think of what to say but i just start chatting about anything from my nosey neighbour to what i have to do to get my car fixed, anything is good it all helps build vocab im sure. she just loves attention and understands a few words i think like bath and milkies and nightnights....definate reactions to those words as in bath=lots of kicking and squealing milkies=an open mouth and leans in to nurse and nightnights=not too happy ans squirming
 
well my mum spoke to me (like an idiot) and both my siblings and i were speaking by the 6 months old.
we met some friends of some friends this w/e and they had a 3 and 1/2 year old would could bearly say "mum" and "dad" .....and you could tell by her manorisms that she didn't care- he'd be murmering away and she was like "yeah whatever".............he's so lucky he has a good grandmother that was actually going "oh really? is that right" ect, and actually conversing with him.

my mum always said that when babies are talking nonsense you always talk back to them like you understand them fully coz then they feel like they're having a conversation just like everyone else....and they're learing from your vocabulary nd stuff
hope i helped x
 
well my mum spoke to me (like an idiot) and both my siblings and i were speaking by the 6 months old.
we met some friends of some friends this w/e and they had a 3 and 1/2 year old would could bearly say "mum" and "dad" .....and you could tell by her manorisms that she didn't care- he'd be murmering away and she was like "yeah whatever".............he's so lucky he has a good grandmother that was actually going "oh really? is that right" ect, and actually conversing with him.

my mum always said that when babies are talking nonsense you always talk back to them like you understand them fully coz then they feel like they're having a conversation just like everyone else....and they're learing from your vocabulary nd stuff
hope i helped x
 
well my mum spoke to me (like an idiot) and both my siblings and i were speaking by the 6 months old.
we met some friends of some friends this w/e and they had a 3 and 1/2 year old would could bearly say "mum" and "dad" .....and you could tell by her manorisms that she didn't care- he'd be murmering away and she was like "yeah whatever".............he's so lucky he has a good grandmother that was actually going "oh really? is that right" ect, and actually conversing with him.

my mum always said that when babies are talking nonsense you always talk back to them like you understand them fully coz then they feel like they're having a conversation just like everyone else....and they're learing from your vocabulary nd stuff
hope i helped x
 
I'm a chatterbox too! I talk to my kids constantly about anything and everything. My eldest (5) is really intelligent and talks perfectly but I cannot understand a word his classmates say! So, I think it pays off. My other two are only babies, but I'm constantly talking to them about what we're doing at the time, what happening around us etc. It's good to talk!
 
well my mum spoke to me (like an idiot) and both my siblings and i were speaking by the 6 months old.
we met some friends of some friends this w/e and they had a 3 and 1/2 year old would could bearly say "mum" and "dad" .....and you could tell by her manorisms that she didn't care- he'd be murmering away and she was like "yeah whatever".............he's so lucky he has a good grandmother that was actually going "oh really? is that right" ect, and actually conversing with him.

my mum always said that when babies are talking nonsense you always talk back to them like you understand them fully coz then they feel like they're having a conversation just like everyone else....and they're learing from your vocabulary nd stuff
hope i helped x
 
I'm a chatterbox too! I talk to my kids constantly about anything and everything. My eldest (5) is really intelligent and talks perfectly but I cannot understand a word his classmates say! So, I think it pays off. My other two are only babies, but I'm constantly talking to them about what we're doing at the time, what happening around us etc. It's good to talk!
 
I'm a chatterbox too! I talk to my kids constantly about anything and everything. My eldest (5) is really intelligent and talks perfectly but I cannot understand a word his classmates say! So, I think it pays off. My other two are only babies, but I'm constantly talking to them about what we're doing at the time, what happening around us etc. It's good to talk!
 
I'm a chatterbox too! I talk to my kids constantly about anything and everything. My eldest (5) is really intelligent and talks perfectly but I cannot understand a word his classmates say! So, I think it pays off. My other two are only babies, but I'm constantly talking to them about what we're doing at the time, what happening around us etc. It's good to talk!
 
I'm a chatterbox too! I talk to my kids constantly about anything and everything. My eldest (5) is really intelligent and talks perfectly but I cannot understand a word his classmates say! So, I think it pays off. My other two are only babies, but I'm constantly talking to them about what we're doing at the time, what happening around us etc. It's good to talk!
 
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