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Health/Nutrition Discuss Make Believe in the General Parenting Forums forums; I found this article about childs play to be interesting.
I guess I can stop worrying so much about Dd talking to herself all the time.
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03-20-2008, 02:44 PM
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Children: 4 Year Old Daughter | Make Believe | | I found this article about childs play to be interesting.
I guess I can stop worrying so much about Dd talking to herself all the time. Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills : NPR
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03-20-2008, 02:47 PM
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Children: 4 yr old goof ball | Re: Make Believe | | Yep, she will be in the back seat all by herself and having a fine argument...with herself. So I turn around and say "you girls need to quit arguing." It always cracks her up.
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Originally Posted by Good Wolf Yep, she will be in the back seat all by herself and having a fine argument...with herself. So I turn around and say "you girls need to quit arguing." It always cracks her up. | my daughter does the same thing, and she sings to herself a lot...especially when she's mad and Ryan and I. Her life is a musical most days...lol
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 | Re: Make Believe | | This is a great article. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by fallon my daughter does the same thing, and she sings to herself a lot...especially when she's mad and Ryan and I. Her life is a musical most days...lol | Oliver likes to bang his head on the floor. Apparently that's fun. It kind of worries me though. lol
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Originally Posted by fallon my daughter does the same thing, and she sings to herself a lot...especially when she's mad and Ryan and I. Her life is a musical most days...lol | Yep, when she isn't talking to her 'friends' she is a non-stop song bird in the car.
"Two turltled doves, three french hens, two turtled doves and a partridge in the pantry!!"
I keep telling her that would make four turtle doves but I guess she has creative rights on it.
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Originally Posted by fallon my daughter does the same thing, and she sings to herself a lot...especially when she's mad and Ryan and I. Her life is a musical most days...lol | Yep, she's a big singer too.... alll the time. She's also big on making up her own words.
Lissa, seems like Dd went through a thing like that for a bit too. I was like "sheesh, doesn't that hurt? Why the heck is she doing that??... STOP IT."
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Originally Posted by HappyMomma Lissa, seems like Dd went through a thing like that for a bit too. I was like "sheesh, doesn't that hurt? Why the heck is she doing that??... STOP IT." | He bangs it against the dryer too because it makes noise. Then sometimes he cries. lol
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Originally Posted by Lissa He bangs it against the dryer too because it makes noise. Then sometimes he cries. lol | Awwwww.
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