Hi everyone,

I'm really hoping someone can help me put my mind at rest. My little boy is turning 3 next week, and for the past couple of months he has been repeating quite a bit of what we say right after we say it.

For example, if we ask "do you want a biscuit", he often, but not always, repeats it... I'm pretty sure he understands most of what we say, although sometimes it's hard to tell as he also has very selective hearing. Anyway I wasn't concerned that this was an indicator of a problem until one of the women at his childcare centre brought it up.

So I've been panicking about it all day. Does anyone have any experience with this? Does this kind of behaviour occur in children without it necessarily indicating a problem?

We're taking him to the doctor on Monday, but really wanted to get some opinions about it, to hopefully put my mind at rest over the weekend.

Thank you. Any thoughts are very much appreciated. I'm driving myself crazy thinking about it. D: