Is it normal for your kid to talk to themselves"
Both of Catherine Labate?s children have always been very verbal. What started out as ?crib talk? in infancy grew into animated conversations with dolls and toys by the time they were toddlers, and excitedly whispered monologues when they became preschoolers. Now that they?re in school, Labate?s four-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter still talk themselves through puzzles or even practise what they?re going to say in class the next day. The Toronto mom didn?t give it a second thought until other parents pointed out that their kids weren?t quite as loquacious.
According to child psychologists, it?s common for young kids to talk aloud to themselves as they go about their day?and it shouldn?t be judged as being weird or negative in any way. Typically, this ?self-talk? peaks between the ages of three and five, but can persist for longer. Still, parents are often worried. Why do kids talk to themselves"
?Children are exploring the world and exercising language, much in the same way that toddlers exercise walking,? says Ester Cole, a Toronto psychologist. ?This is their role-playing; they?re exploring relationships and they?re also guiding themselves as they do certain things.?
You might find your kid talking to themselves while putting on their shoes, narrating experiences they had during the day in the stroller or projecting their feelings onto their stuffed animals before bed. ?They might say things like, ?Don?t feel scared of the dark. It?s OK?I?m going to hug you,...
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