Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Teaching Gabryle New Words.

Kylie has been on a kick lately to teach Gabryle to learn how to say  a lot of new words.  She will walk up to him and say "Gabryle, say sissy" or "Gabryle say Mackenzie." (He can say Kylie's nickname, KyKy.)  She is bound and determined to get him to say a new word and it be her the one who made it happen. She was the one who taught him to say KyKy and Night Night, so I can understand her wanting to teach him how to say more words.

It's hard to get her to understand that he will learn to say more words in his own time. She sometimes gets so frustrated and will stomp off when he won't say what she wants him to say. I think Gabryle thinks its just a game she plays with him. She asks him to say something, and he will either say it if he can say the word, or if it is something he cannot say, he will say something he can, or just make a funny noise at her.

We all have been working with Gabryle to say Mackenzie's name or at least sissy, so we know who he wants without him having to point at her. I have a feeling once the girls start back to school, he will start talking a lot more and pick up a lot more words then. With two big sisters around who would need to talk when you have two people who talk for you. He will talk when he is ready to. He can let us know more and more what he wants whether it is pointing at something or going and getting it himself if it is in his reach. He even sometimes will take my hand or one of the girls hands and take us to show us what he is needing.

Until he talks more, I just keep telling Kylie he will talk more when is ready to talk more.  She will catch on soon enough that when he ready he will talk. 

Till Next Time!!!

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