<![CDATA[What's your favourite words to your kids?]]>I know that we're in the midst of P2C registration, possibly the most stressful time of the year, every year. But me being me, I can't help digressing to the next topic. I realised that there are certain phrases I used daily on ds, almost without fail. They're all reprimands (if my boss does that to me, I'm be flatly demoralized πŸ˜› ). The 3 phrases I used most commonly to communicate with ds are:


- can you don't talk so much (my way of telling him to zip up)
- late already, can you pls hurry up, usually followed by this action :roll:
- this qn is so simple, how come you don't know? (luckily ds is super confident type, so no permanent damage done I think)

So what's your favourite words to your kids? Hope they're not as negative as mine.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/12831/what-s-your-favourite-words-to-your-kidsRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 19:05:45 GMTTue, 03 Aug 2010 15:51:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to What's your favourite words to your kids? on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:03:50 GMT]]>I use 'non-negotiable' on DS instead of 'no' and it works pretty well for me..

Don't really need say it often nowadays coz he just have to look at me to know the answer.. πŸ˜›
The good fav word would have to be 'huggy time'.. .DS will run to me and snuggle.. :love:

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Gecko:
sleepy:

HURRY UP, MOVE IT MOVE IT


My dd is such a slow snail. I told her if she makes an effort to move faster, I would promote her from slow snail to tortoise

bwahahaha,

my ds is like then. Very very slow. And this is also what I tell him.

Worst, he is very clumsy. If I make him rush, he will probably just trip over himself and fall down, slowing us down further.

Gecko

Erm.. My gal is also like that. \"Can you hurry up!?!?\" Worse is, she will start to cry if raise my voice.. Zzz... Like so pitiful.. Drama!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/234267https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/234267Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:23:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's your favourite words to your kids? on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:20:44 GMT]]>To dd, have you done your vaccine? (She’s on this treatment program for last 2.5 yrs and has to do it every Mon/Wed/Fri)


To ds, have you read/watched the chinese news? (Chinese is his weakest subject, so must constantly nag him)

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sleepy:
HURRY UP, MOVE IT MOVE IT


My dd is such a slow snail. I told her if she makes an effort to move faster, I would promote her from slow snail to tortoise
bwahahaha,

my ds is like then. Very very slow. And this is also what I tell him.

Worst, he is very clumsy. If I make him rush, he will probably just trip over himself and fall down, slowing us down further.

Gecko

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/234244https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/234244Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:49:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's your favourite words to your kids? on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:58:56 GMT]]>my fav is 'then how?'


i did not realised i used it so frequently till recently this conversation i have with my 3yo..

'daddy will pong pong (bath) you tonight as mummy will be home late ok?'

dd will reply 'no, i wan mummy to pong pong me'

'but mummy will be home late, if you wait for me to be home, its going to be real late'

dd answered 'den how?!?!?!'

-_-||| i replied i oso dunno how.. :oops:

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LKVM:

errr cannot say that mah he too ask me 1000000 questions if i dont stop him :!:
Then you can use my first phrase in the first post: 'can you don't talk so much'. Kekeke. Wait next time when I old, ds used it on me than I'll 😒

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LKVM:
markfch:

Btw, today ds commented that he finds me a bit irritating cos I kept asking him qns :roll: .


hahahaa my DS keep saying mamma why do you ask so many questions :stupid:

tell him that cos he didn't ask enough questions to you... ??

:evil:

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markfch:
duriz:


Anyhoo, MIL was very much a dragon lady. One time, they were up to no good again, she asked them, \"Do you know what flying saucer is?\" Being boys, they were super anticipative and nodded furiously. The next second, she threw a flying pan at them.

wa, talk about violence :shock: . In some western countries you can be jailed for that.

You would think so no? But they were and are very naughty boys. Once I'd asked MIL if she'd ever consider cages, she laughed. She used to hide a cane (cut short) in her bag when she took the boys out. When they got out of hand, she would pull it out of her bag slightly to show them what was in store for them when they got home. That would keep them in check for what, ten minutes? :roll:

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duriz:

Anyhoo, MIL was very much a dragon lady. One time, they were up to no good again, she asked them, \"Do you know what flying saucer is?\" Being boys, they were super anticipative and nodded furiously. The next second, she threw a flying pan at them.
wa, talk about violence :shock: . In some western countries you can be jailed for that.

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tree nymph:
my fav word to my DS1 is


\"have you done your homework??\"
In time to come, this will be my favourite phrase too. Btw, today ds commented that he finds me a bit irritating cos I kept asking him qns :roll: .

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autumnbronze:
markfch,


I forgot to mention this ... :slapshead:

a VERY loud PHWEE - U - WHEET (I verbalize it, not whistle) when he has tried his best in something/does something well


:lol: :lol:
Could I copy this too? I think my ds will love it :lol:

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LKVM:
autumnbronze:

Actually, I praise him quite a lot :lol: :lol: :lol:


:celebrate: :celebrate: :celebrate: :celebrate:

LKVM,

:hi5: and big :hugs:

πŸ˜„

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/233181https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/233181Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:23:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's your favourite words to your kids? on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:16:56 GMT]]>markfch,


I forgot to mention this ... :slapshead:

a VERY loud PHWEE - U - WHEET (I verbalize it, not whistle) when he has tried his best in something/does something well


:lol: :lol:

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LKVM:

Well I will try to praise my kids as well quite often cause this encourage them to do better however sometimes I need to stop praising them cause it will go into their head as well so need to balance mah.. πŸ˜›
I suppose its how one puts the message forward to the child and also the circumstances/situation.

At three, DS's confidence/self esteem is still at its infancy. There have been occasions when he did to want to try something. So I have had to persuade him to do and even when it didn't turn out so fantastic and sometimes he senses it, I would still praise him cuz it would be the impetus for him to try out other challenging tasks and slowly build up his confidence.

Actually, I praise him quite a lot :lol: :lol: :lol:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/233164https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/233164Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:13:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's your favourite words to your kids? on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:22:39 GMT]]>my fav word to my DS1 is


\"have you done your homework??\"

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That's a good one, duriz!

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markfch:
duriz:

And when she does something naughty or cries when she falls (she's walking but shakily), I say to her:\"Come on sweetheart, you can do better than that.\"

This one is positive reinforcement. My ds's kiddy principal also advised me to use this method. Btw, you're not a kiddy principal are you? That will be too much of a coincidence. πŸ˜‰

It's just that it's much faster to say 'why still cannot?' And ds will follow up with 'I can, just that I don't want to do it now' πŸ‘…

Um, no. But I was a primary school teacher.

Share an anecdote with you. When they was kids, DH and his younger brother were VERY naughty. To get into their antics will take this off topic. Anyhoo, MIL was very much a dragon lady. One time, they were up to no good again, she asked them, \"Do you know what flying saucer is?\" Being boys, they were super anticipative and nodded furiously. The next second, she threw a flying pan at them.

So now when DH makes me angry, my favorite words to him are: \"Do you know what a flying saucer is?\" πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/232565https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/232565Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:26:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's your favourite words to your kids? on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:22:02 GMT]]>I can't help feeling comforted reading this thread. Makes me feel I'm not alone. Really must commend moms who put in effort to find other ways of \"nagging\" because it isn't easy when it develops into a habit and becomes the most spontaneous response. I always remind myself to \"change my words\", \"be more encouraging\", \"hold my tongue, it doesn't help\" and so on, but when you see that finger going into his/her mouth, you tongue starts to lash again... :stupid:

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sleepy:
HURRY UP, MOVE IT MOVE IT


My dd is such a slow snail. I told her if she makes an effort to move faster, I would promote her from slow snail to tortoise
:rotflmao:

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duriz:
And when she does something naughty or cries when she falls (she's walking but shakily), I say to her:\"Come on sweetheart, you can do better than that.\"
This one is positive reinforcement. My ds's kiddy principal also advised me to use this method. Btw, you're not a kiddy principal are you? That will be too much of a coincidence. πŸ˜‰

It's just that it's much faster to say 'why still cannot?' And ds will follow up with 'I can, just that I don't want to do it now' πŸ‘…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/232502https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/232502Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:58:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's your favourite words to your kids? on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:52:59 GMT]]>Since DD is only 9 months young, my favorite words to her are slightly different from most parents here.

Right now, every time she smiles, frowns or makes a funny face, I'd say to her: \"Yes, my darling?\"
And when she does something naughty or cries when she falls (she's walking but shakily), I say to her:\"Come on sweetheart, you can do better than that.\"

I hope and pray to stay as positive as possible and keep my words and action that way, but as I'd said she's still a baby. I shall emulate autumnbronze and make her my Singapre Idol :lol:

My parents are my true idols though. They never once raise their voices nor hit my older brother and I. I'm sure as good as we were as kids, we'd tested their patience.

DH and his younger brother kena double, sometimes triple canes (tied together) from my MIL :roll:

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DesertWind:
It seems my mantra is:


(1) \"OK, BAByyy....Y!

In all sorts of tones, sometimes reprimanding, sometimes long-sufferring, to whatever my DS says!
Actually from your facial expression, your ds can catch your mood already. No need tonal differences. My ds told me that when he atttempts a difficult math qn, he'll know whether the ans is correct just be looking at my face ( πŸ˜„ vs :roll: ). I so bad meh?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/232239https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/232239Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:53:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's your favourite words to your kids? on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:05:30 GMT]]>It seems my mantra is:


(1) \"OK, BAByyy....Y!

In all sorts of tones, sometimes reprimanding, sometimes long-sufferring, to whatever my DS says!

(2) \"Have you finished?\" To which Ds will answer \"Nee!\" :love:

(3) Mummy smoocheroo you already? Smooch...Smooch...MMM...Muak! :love:

Ke..ke..ke...
:celebrate:

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RRMummy:
err.. after re-reading the title of this thread, I wanted to clarify. These are NOT my Fav words but more like words I repeat multiple times almost everyday. Looking forward to the day I don't have to be so naggy. :roll:

Actually my title is misleading. I meant it as those high frequency words we use to nag at our kids. Sigh, that's why my boss complained that I should go for writing courses to learn to write more concisely :oops:

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