Repeating questions OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OV - Page 2

[LynnS6]

Originally Posted by Cutie Patootie

My 3 yo sort of does the same thing, except much more complicated...

Where are we going mama?
to the store baby...
why store mama?
we need some milk and eggs...
why milk and eggs mama?
mama needs them to make the cake...
why cake mama?
the cake for so and so's birthday...
why birthday?

Hey - my ds has been doing this since he was just under 3. He's now 5. It's been going on for over two full years!!!! And now, dd (2) is doing it too! So, I have not one, but two children who are doing this to me. All. the. time.

And for ds, "why do you think?" does not work. His response? "No, I want YOU to tell ME" He gets VERY upset if I don't tell him. So, if you ever hear a parent respond to a 'why' question with 'just because!' do think of me and the fact that I have answered things like "it's 11:00" "why?" about a million times that day.

[dharmamama]

I think young kids do this because they have immature conversational skills. My younger two do this all the time, and they do the afore-mentioned "repeat the same question that your sibling just asked" thing, too. Even my 11 year old, recently adopted from Ethiopia, does this. I answer the first few questions, and by the third of routh time, when I am getting annoyed, I say, "I already answered that question several times. Let's talk about something else," and then I change the subject. I think that this shows my kids that repeated questions annoy others and that there are alternative ways to have a conversation with someone.

But then again, maybe not, because they still do it!

Namaste!

[nicholas_mom]

OMG, some of these stories are from my life Its hilarious!

[marieangela]

Oh, yeah! My 3 1/2 year old ds does this all the time. Especially in the car-Where are we going? Where are we going? on and on. I tend to answer him a couple of times and then ask him "Where ARE we going?" And he answers me only to ask again in a couple of minutes. He also does the each question leads to another question thing. It certainly can drive a person insane!

[mom2x]

i clicked on this thread to see if it was about 3yos. my 3yo dd and i have this conversation 4000 times a day every day:

dd: what time it is?
me: 7:32am (or whatever)
dd: what does blue and yellow make?
me: still makes green, sister.
dd: what do sharks eat?
me: little girls who ask lots of questions
dd: what time it is?
:

[John&Timmy'sMom]

My boys did the same thing...finally I would answer the question once and the next time they asked me, I would say"You tell me, Are we going to the store?" That seemed to work!

[hipumpkins]

And for ds, "why do you think?" does not work. His response? "No, I want YOU to tell ME"

That's my DD...I must answer even if it's a silly answer. She does not want the tables turned.

[croleRN]

So nice to know that I am not the only one w/ my hair on the floor!!:
DD - 3yr does this too. Sometimes it bothers me more than others. But like pp I try to get goofy - one thing that will work (but takes some effort) - if I go into great detail. like,...

: Where are we going?
: We are going to the store?
Why Momma?
: B/C we need to get groceries,
Why do we need to get groceries momma?
: B/C we need veggies to help us get smart, and protein to help us grow muscles, and fruit to help us stay healthy, and soap to clean our hands and toilet paper to keep our booty clean and blah, blah, etc

By this time she is usually involved in a conversation w/ her animals - or just not listening anymore.