My son acts like a baby now. What should I do?

Question

My son was speaking just fine, but is now starting to speak like the 3 year old he spends a lot of time with. The 3 yr. old doesn't talk much, and the words he says are not right. What do I do? Do I correct him when he says something wrong that he would say correctly before, or should I scold him? Should I ignore him? What do I do? He used to ask me for things but now when he wants something he says, mow. What in god's name is mow? It's not even a word!!

Answer 1

You should say the following...

"you are perfectly capable of asking for things in a grown-up voice, when you fail to do so I can not hear you."

Then follow this and do not continue to reward this behaviour.

Answer 2

you have to be very firm with him and tell him its wrong. when he asks for milk and says mow, just say "no, milk" and see if you can get him to say milk before you give it to him. if he doesn't give it to him eventually but keep trying.

Answer 3

I can't think of a child who hasn't gone through a stage like this -- and it's just that, a stage. Correct him or not, I don't know any adults who still talk like 3-yr-olds!

Answer 4

my little brother used to say something like that but when he's hungry he would say i'm shoungy. but how old is he again? 3 years old?

Answer 5

Haha its not the other 3 year olds fault...if he watches Spongebob hes copying the snail Gary. It says mow to tell spongebob it wants somthing...I know this because I babysit and watch it with the kids.

Answer 6

wow.... i think you need to set an example by finding another kid that is very outgoing that he would like and look up to ... i think you should not ignore when he says something but i think you should correct him but idk how old your son is ... if he still believes in santa and things like that you should say what would santa say or something like that and make the correct verison of what he is saying as what santa would say .. so he can be like santa so he has a role model ... ....i know this probably didn't help much ... but has worked in other cases (:  

Answer 7

easy fixed. Explain to your son that in your house you don't speak baby talk, it's inappropriate.

Answer 8

Correct him. When he's fifth grader he'll be saying What do i do ms. whatever

Answer 9

How old is your son?

Sometimes children regress a little - especially if they are hanging around with younger children.

But not to worry - he will grow out of it.

My daughter is 8 yrs old.  She acts and thinks like she is a teenager - but, EVERY NOW AND THEN, she acts like a little baby - poor grammer, saying things like:

"Mommy, me want a book" or "Mommy me is a good girl".  She reverts for a little while - and it seems to happen when I am babysitting a younger child.  I'm not sure if it is jealousy, or just playing with the 4 year old...but it goes away in a few days.

Good luck.  If you are really worried, perhaps you should speak with your doctor.

Answer 10

Mow may be NOW not sure though.  I would just repeat what he just said to you and see if he notices it isn't sounding right but no you should never scold a child for saying a word wrong.  Make sure to encourage him to talk right though.  When he wants something that you know he can say the name of just tell him "what is this" or "what do you want" and don't give in until he atleast tries to tell you what he wants.  If he is trying to say a word but seems to be struggling with it you can tell him how to say it right and when you hand him things or are speaking make sure to speak clearly to him and pronounce the words for him to her.  

Answer 11

You know what to do mum. Just keep loving me. He is saying.