Do small children hear us when we talk to them?

Question

Do small children hear us when we talk to them?

Answer 1

More than you realise.

Answer 2

Yes they can hear us, its the understanding part that is a bit of a problem.

Answer 3

Absolutely!  I think they understand a lot more than we give credit for at times too.  As someone else said though, the obedience is selective!!

Answer 4

Indeed they do and were able to do so whilst still in the womb. Even the tiniest of babies known and will react to their Mum's voices.

Answer 5

yes one of the first thing an unborn does is listen to the voices around it.

Answer 6

Only if they have cochlear implants.  Otherwise, the hearing skill doesn't develop until school age, roughly ages four to six.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

No children are like pets (esp dogs) they have selective deafness and generally only hear stuff connected to food!

Answer 9

lol, I would have answered no until this morning. I took my 7 yr old on a brief outing last night and dh kept my two year old. He called something on tv "stupid." My two year old said "Daddy, we don't use that word." Yea, me! Yea, her!

Answer 10

Of course they do. How would they ever learn how to speak?

Answer 11

Oh I KNOW my toddler hears me!!  The question is, will she obey...

Lol she has selective obedience!!

Answer 12

When you tell them to say please and thank you, twelve years later you are still saying it, if you swear once, they learn it straight away!  Amazing. Terry.

Answer 13

Yes they do and when they get a little older they just pretend they cannot hear us !

Answer 14

I know mine sure do lol they mock just about anything I say

Answer 15

Of course they do, even babies can hear us, they might not know what you are saying but they recognise voices. They definitely hear us, if they listen or not is a different matter :)

-Just remember, there is a difference between hearing something and listening to something :)

Answer 16

Even unborn children seem to hear.

You better watch your words ...

Answer 17

Funny you should ask that question.  My best friend and I did an experiment with her 3 year old.  It seems that when we told him "Don't spill your milk", he would invariably spill his milk.  So, we changed it a bit.  We asked him.."Hey, Justin, be careful not to spill your milk".  And he didn't.  We did a few more experiments with wording things to him and found out that little one do not acknowledge the first few words you say.  It seems to take them a moment to actually listen to you, not hear, just listen.  So if you start off a request with a few non-essential things, they will hear the part that is important.  It was fun to do this with him.