She's not so big on the talking thing. She will occasionally parrot words like "mama" and "dada" back to us but she doesn't use them. Lately, though, she has learned a word that she knows how to use. It's "ow!" I'm not really sure what that says about my family but it isn't flattering. How did I discover this word? I hit her in the head with a sock. This wasn't a malicious attack, it's a game we play when she happens to be around while I'm putting my socks on. In the past, when I'd whap her with a sock, she'd laugh at me. She had since learned, however, that the correct response to being hit was to say "ow!"
This leaves me in a bit of a quandary. The general response to a child learning a new word is positive reinforcement. We get them to repeat it over and over to anyone who will listen. We make a video and post it on youtube. I can't imagine, though, that a video of me smacking my baby repeatedly with a sock while she says, "ow!" will get very positive reviews. Even if it is pretty cute.
I guess I'll just have to teach her another word.
3 comments:
Haha! That's pretty funny. Probably a good idea not to post the video on youtube. You might get reported to cps. I will just have to wait a few weeks and hit her with socks myself.
I think anything she says is cute. Can she say "ficus" yet?
I think "ow" is a very appropriate word for her to learn, considering who her father is. She is so cute!
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