tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906326566013649084.post7383864360349241916..comments2023-11-02T05:55:45.661-07:00Comments on Mama Seoul: Baby Talkin'Mama Seoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013830400454840736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906326566013649084.post-77024705414841720792009-04-27T03:15:00.000-07:002009-04-27T03:15:00.000-07:00I do not like a lot of baby words - some are ok wh...I do not like a lot of baby words - some are ok when the kids are little and a small word is easier for them to say, like poo or pee (important concepts to get across when you're toilet training!). I dislike baby talk - and I don't mean joking around with baby talk, there's a time and place for play (with kids and pets!), but I mean people who baby talk to their kids as if that is the only language they understand (the people who later will wonder about the need for speech therapy!) but, I have been hooked on a few baby words that just fit.. only a couple! I admit to using nums for breast milk - my baby used to nurse and hum at the same time - nurse and hum became num. But I also used 'breasts', 'mother's milk' and other real words, esp. for body parts. Sometimes kids cannot pronounce a complicated word - so, use it anyway and they'll eventually get it. Some baby words I appreciate too much. I tried to teach the kids 'vomit' or 'hairball'... but they always called a cats' mess 'bleah', as in, "There's cat bleah in the hall." .. I really had a hard time correcting them on that one.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906326566013649084.post-24760160328218454212009-04-23T06:40:00.000-07:002009-04-23T06:40:00.000-07:00I agree with you totally! My son is 16 months old ...I agree with you totally! My son is 16 months old and I teach him the proper words for things. I do say "pee pee" and "poo poo" but only because those are easy for him to say. I always asked him if he wanted to nurse but he made up the word "babah" for nursing (I am guessing cause the kids at daycare ask for a bottle and call it that?) I have read before that kids who learn the proper names for body parts are less likely to be molested. Something about being more self-assured and less likely to allow someone to touch them in a private place.Elitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294923997458681675noreply@blogger.com