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Getting 2.5yo to talk on the phone
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says... In article , Banty wrote: In article , Robyn Kozierok says... In article , Banty wrote: In article , Ignoramus12517 says... Thanks. I agree that there is no need for pressure. I was just hoping that there was some magic trick that could make him interested. But why would you want a trick? Why do you need him to talk on the phone? If you have distant relatives, they really like talking to the kids on the phone. It is disappointing to them when the kids don't want to talk. To the extent that we can encourage the kids to talk without pressuring them, it is a good thing. --Robyn I do, and they do, but really, this is the auditory version of must-kiss-Grandma. If they want to, fine. If not, I think that has to be respected, too. It isn't so much a physical thing as must-kiss-Grandma, but it's still intrusive to expecte a little kid to have to say something on cue. The relatives really shouldn't take it personally if a toddler won't talk to them on this weird disjointed voice thingy. Banty No, but the OP wasn't asking for a way to force the kid to do it -- just if anyone had any handy "magic" that might encourage the child to enjoy talking on the phone. I think one can put too much of a spin on the word "trick" -- I just use it as a quick way to refer to some technique or approach that works. In this case, can't think of one. meh I think what the little kid picks right up on is that they're expected to do it, trick or not, and freeze up. They're not dumb. Indeed, I wonder if this happens now as a developmental thing, when they 'get' that there are expectations, while before they just were fascinated by this voice and the responses they'd get when speaking. Then they get past that and like the other poster said you can't get the phone back :-) If ther were a 'trick' it would have to do with taking the expectation out of it, maybe putting the phone under something and having the caller yell out. (Hey, OK that's dumb but trying here...) But, really, it isn't a problem. Banty |
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Getting 2.5yo to talk on the phone
On 13 Nov 2003 18:07:55 GMT, Ignoramus12517
wrote: So ask him if he wants to talk, and if he doesn't, smile and say 'OK'. After awhile, this reluctance, should wear off if you take the pressure off. Might take on the order of months, though - perhaps more development is needed to get past it. He might have gotten this way no matter what you do. Thanks, I tend to agree. i And then you could always let him type into your email and send it to the grandparents. I have one from my granddaughter that was fun even though it is all just letters in random order.. g -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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Getting 2.5yo to talk on the phone
"Ignoramus12517" wrote in message ... I have a 2.5 year old son, and he used to be better at talking on the phone than he is now. He used to stay on the phone, answer simple questions, listen, sometimes tell some news like "the weather is bad, it is raining" etc. Now he just more or less refuses to talk on the phone. What gives? He is a very good talker in general. i Maybe it is just a phase of "i don't like/don't want xyz" of toddlers getting bored with a toy or activity. Our 3 yo DD had these phases for all kinds of things, for instance she loved slides and then for a month she did not want to go down a slide, with certain people, songs we were not allowed to sing although she was singing them constantly for weeks. Slightly OT - I wish I knew how to get my daughter off the phone - she does not talk on the phone however, but she sings and sometimes the repertoire is as long as a whole CD album - our phone bills have soared! This is also because she treats the phone like a push-button toy or remote control and just loves the "speaker phone button" -- Lejla/Lyla DD 02 Nov 2000 |
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Getting 2.5yo to talk on the phone
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Ignoramus12517 wrote: I have a 2.5 year old son, and he used to be better at talking on the phone than he is now. He used to stay on the phone, answer simple questions, listen, sometimes tell some news like "the weather is bad, it is raining" etc. Now he just more or less refuses to talk on the phone. What gives? He is a very good talker in general. i I've had the same problem. My 2.5yo DS is usually too busy playing with toys, or trying to get my attention, to bother. And sometimes it just seems that he gets shy. But I can usually get him to say a sentence or two on the phone if I make it specific - "do you want to tell Grandma what you're playing with?" or "come tell Aunt D how you helped me make dinner." If he doesn't, I'll tell them myself, which he loves to listen to (DS loves to listen to me talking about him), and he'll sometimes grab the phone and chime in afterwards. Sometimes, though, he too engrossed in trains or whatever to want to talk. I let it go with no pressure, and average about 50%. - Lynn |
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