no. no. no.

[sloane]

so DS turned 2 a couple of months ago & for a good few months now 'no' has been the standard answer to almost everything

okay, that may be a slight exaggeration - we do get a grudging okay for some things & we're now getting 'of course' to things we were clearly already meant to just know.

i'm being a bit tongue-in-cheek but i'm also wondering when this phase starts to pass? i do understand that he's just realising that he has choices etc but it'll be nice when his standard answer to people who say hello isn't automatically NO!

[boomba]

Umm it goes away then comes back with attitude when they get to 3

[Nai]

I think it will pass around the age of 21

Seriously though he will vary it soon with "stop", "go away" and "leave me alone" if he is anything like my 2yo......

[~Hestia~]

LOL Boomba!

I hear you on the no! Moo doesn't actually say no but he shakes his head...and he shakes his head for everything!

[Miss.September]

We went through it for probably a couple of months. Everything was no, even when it was yes. We get "okay" and "of course" too I'd call her on it. If she said no to a certain food that I knew she'd eat, I'd put it away - she'd end up asking for it! Hope it passes soon, drove us a little crazy!

[catherinemoses]

I have DS2 always telling me 'no' and DS1 often telling me 'don't look at me'. Argh! It seems that they grow out of doing one annoying and grow into another annoying thing. It's not all bad tho

[boomba]

I think it will pass around the age of 21

Seriously though he will vary it soon with "stop", "go away" and "leave me alone" if he is anything like my 2yo......

Hahah and thats all they will say to us :P

[beckoes]

mine just growls like a dinosaur at me instead....sigh!

[BeautifulMadness]

my 2 and half yr old Ds2 used to do that..but he can now say yea and no .

it passes but by the time they are 4....need i say more

[Fleur]

Yup, we get no even when it means 'yes'
It passes...eventually...or so I am told....

[*TripleJ*]

jamie says no thanks lol hes a very polite little boy lol

[sloane]

argh, i meant to come back on friday & post but got caught up over the weekend.

thank you all for your replies - it's good to know that i don't have the only LO saying NO! to most things.

triple j - what a polite DS you have!!

nai - 21 you say? eeek! i'm thinking though that most teenage boys seem to disappear into their rooms for a few years so we might get a break then...although it'll probably be back to grunting by then

my favourite is when DP tells him he's leaving for work/saying goodnight & can he have a kiss...which is usually met with a NO NO. then as soon as DP goes, we get kissing sounds. DP has learnt just to wait outside the door & then come back in for his kiss

[Heaven]

LOL, we get a lot of 'No! Just leave me!'

[*TripleJ*]

polite doesnt mean good though lol hes a little turd when he wants to be lol