Should I just ignore her?

[newmamalizzy]

I always respond to my 16 month old when she "talks," but lately she is driving me CRAZY, and I'm not sure how to deal with it.  She makes this "mmm??? mmm???" noise all. day. long.  There were periods today when she literally made this noise every second for an hour.  Sometimes she intersperses "Daddy? Daddy? Daddy?" or "Ghee?" (it means "kids").  It's basically just an expression of discontent, or wanting me to do something for her.  She often just makes the noise over and over instead of trying to do something that I know she can do with ease, or instead of using a word that I know she knows.  I tried taking her over to the neighbor's house (they have a few kids and TONS of toys), thinking she would ease up a bit, but no.  She still seemed discontent and kept making The Noise.  So, I'm wondering if I need to start ignoring this noise because A.) I want her to realize that it doesn't really "mean" anything, you know?, and B.) It is driving me absolutely insane.  Any suggestions for getting this noise to stop?  Please? 

[neonalee]

OMG ds has a "noise" too that drives me insane (though he doesn't have words to replace it yet). Hope someone has ideas for when I get to this!

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[mkksmom]

I might try telling her that you don't know what it means. I usually tell my dd the words she needs to say and once I am sure she can and is ready, I wait until she asks in a way I will understand. It totally depends on the situation. You kind of have to avoid that battle of wills, but at the same time you do need to let her know that this noise isn't really working.