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4 yr. old Nightly Wandering
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 97319" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Thanks for the explanation regarding CPS--that makes more sense now.</p><p></p><p>quote=mom_to_3]Don't you find it highly unusual for a 3 yr.old to say that he hated his dad???? Or am I delusional?</p></blockquote><p></p><p>It's definitely not something I would like hearing but I don't think it's totally out of the realm for an almost 4 year old. At that age kids mimic a lot of phrases that they hear in their surroundings. My kids at that age spent almost all of their time with me so I know it was improbable they were hearing "I hate ____" type comments. But a child who has spent a lot of time in a day care or preschool setting or whose parents/caretakers are less careful with the kind of programming they watch is going to have been exposed to a lot more. Occupational Therapist (OT) kids who spend time in the company of older children or siblings would be more apt to pick it up at a young age.</p><p></p><p>In most typical family settings I'd take the "I hate _____" statements with a grain of salt and it wouldn't alarm me in the least. Even my easy child kids blast out those comments from time to time when they're frustrated or angry. </p><p></p><p>I don't mean to excuse this away but personally I wouldn't be too concerned about that comment unless it was accompanied by signs anxiety or fear.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 97319, member: 701"] Thanks for the explanation regarding CPS--that makes more sense now. quote=mom_to_3]Don't you find it highly unusual for a 3 yr.old to say that he hated his dad???? Or am I delusional?[/quote] It's definitely not something I would like hearing but I don't think it's totally out of the realm for an almost 4 year old. At that age kids mimic a lot of phrases that they hear in their surroundings. My kids at that age spent almost all of their time with me so I know it was improbable they were hearing "I hate ____" type comments. But a child who has spent a lot of time in a day care or preschool setting or whose parents/caretakers are less careful with the kind of programming they watch is going to have been exposed to a lot more. Occupational Therapist (OT) kids who spend time in the company of older children or siblings would be more apt to pick it up at a young age. In most typical family settings I'd take the "I hate _____" statements with a grain of salt and it wouldn't alarm me in the least. Even my easy child kids blast out those comments from time to time when they're frustrated or angry. I don't mean to excuse this away but personally I wouldn't be too concerned about that comment unless it was accompanied by signs anxiety or fear. [/QUOTE]
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