Shut up Mommy!

Yes, that's right! My sweet little babies have turned into h*ll on wheels and they're not even 2 yet. They go around all day telling people to "shut up". Usually it's me, dh, or each other they say it to, but occassionally they will tell other people like my mom. It's driving me crazy! I have no clue where they learned it. I always say shhh or be quiet. It's so tacky and I'm tired of hearing it. I just don't know how to correct it.

Also they go around labeling people and themselves all day as "bad or good". If you do something for them, for example get them a snack, they says "Mommy is good". If you get on to them for a bad behavior they say "Mommy bad" and repeat it over and over. Collin even teases Dillan with the word "Your bad." Dillan gets so upset and will cry over and over "I good". I know they got this from me, but geez they are not using it in the way I do. If they do something wrong I will say "That was bad, be good." or something along that line. I've now stop it because of this behavior. It drives you crazy when you hear your bad 100times a day. They label everyone this way (DH, each other, Hannah, Nana, and ect.) They tell their toys the same thing. They even tell the furniture "Your bad" if THEY run into it.

How can I correct this behavior? How do I punish these things? If they got in trouble everytime they did one of these things they would be in trouble atleast 6 hours out of a day. I don't know what to do, but I'm sick of hearing it.

 

I'm sorry...but I am laughing over your post. They sound like a couple of pistols! I would totally ignore it, only point out the good things for a while...it will go away!

 

I am sorry I have no advice - mine are almost 4 and we have noticed it has been happening less and less - but it used to be the same for us.

Something to share - beginning of school year, meet the teacher for their older sis - well leaving the room and there are parents waiting to come in - Chloe sticks her tongue out at a parent waiting...lol, what she did didnt really click in until we had left....thankfully we didnt know her...

SK

 

Oh gosh, I don't know! I would make sure though that everyone that usually cares for them also does not label anything, especially them, bad. I don't call them "bad" if they were misbehaving, as in "you were in time out for being bad". I'm not saying you do, just trying to think of how they might have started this. Who knows, maybe ignoring it will cure it, if they see it does not get a rise out of you.

 

:rotflmbo: It sounds like something that has to run its course, probably trying to get them to stop will only encourage it - the more attention any behaviour gets, the more my DD does it - good or bad

 

my son went through that. we started giving him timeouts and telling him that it wasn't nice to say that, telling him other things he could say. the phase passed after about a month. now when he is watching tv and hears shut up, he tells them it's not nice and timeout.

 

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They even tell the furniture "Your bad" if THEY run into it.


I don't have any advicefor you, I am just saying that is so CUTE. I know it must be annoying for you, but it is so sweet. :wuv: