in my defense i know part of the problem is the fact that caleb has been an excellent communicator since he was one years old. yes, at calebs first birthday he was able to speak in complete coherent sentences (we have the videos to prove it :)) and since then has had a vocabulary well beyond his years due to a love of reading as well as a love to tell stories and jokes. so, what's happend in the last several months to bring on all the "uuuuuummmmms" "like's" "ya know's" and long pauses in the middle of a sentence?
tonight, in my frustration i found myself pointing out every time i heard him say one of these frustrating - "whatever you call them" words and asked him to pause and think about what he was going to say before anything came out of his mouth and be aware of what and how he was talking. i'm so thankful caleb is such a good sport - for the rest of the evening he did an excellent job of speaking in complete sentences. there were a couple of times i could tell he was working hard not to say, "like".
are there any parents or teachers out there with good thoughts on how to talk to your kids about good communication skills and how best, as a parent, to not get frustrated as your child goes through these kind of phases?
**side note** happy birthday sylvia - we love you!!!
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