Baby Talk

Drives me bonkers, especially in older children but it's worse to hear adults revert to it.  One second they're talking to you in a normal big worded fashion but once interrupted by a child the technique is replaced by high pitched gibberish and constant repetitiveness while the frustration on the kid's face as they are communicated with as being beneath the normal intelligence level of a hamster, is evident.

Children are not animals, they can hear lower decibels.

I can understand a baby is learning their word formation and this develops as their vocabulary grows so it can be quite cute and comical to witness. It should be up to the parent to lovingly correct the child with the proper pronunciation so that the brain is exercised.  I think that we as a society can also get caught up with speech, when the proper age is for full sentences etc....Again I believe it is the parents choice whether to let the child naturally form speech with their guidance, or hire a professional if any concerns arise.  Just like I would not appreciate being told something is wrong with my kid, I wouldn't comment to anyone else about how their kid speaks.  On the same note, we have a responsibility to encourage and uplift one another, and sometimes you can't see the Forrest for the trees. 

There is nothing wrong with being concerned, and at the same time there is nothing wrong with enjoying an impediment that brings so much laughter.  There is a balance.

My youngest, who is two, can speak clearly, and if he does mispronounce I am quick to correct, which then he repeats.  Call me whatever, I think a child who communicates well will have a better time being around others....because whomever is talking to the child will be able to understand him or her.  Saves embarrassment all around.  However, one cute thing my little boy does, is instead of saying "Okay" he says "Onay."  It makes my heart melt each time.  I have corrected him, he can say the 'k'...but it's his word and he's only going to be two for a short while and I like it, it's so HIM.

This is the challenge of parenthood.  No one who has children are exempt from this process.  As the parent, you decide at what age the child should continue in childish ways.  You decide when to put pressure to preform wordage properly. Have fun, be less serious, but be responsible.

They aren't little forever, but they do get big pretty fast.