Why is it so important that our kids learn what noise an animal makes?

MyNameIsCharlie · June 28, 2016, 03:49:24 PM

I was playing with the boys last night, and asked my youngest what noise a cow makes. Afterwards, while I was sitting in the rocking chair waiting for them to go to sleep, I asked myself why we as parents are so concerned our children know what noises animals make?

It's an odd behavior.

snee0rp · June 28, 2016, 03:50:46 PM

le monke

big sponge · June 28, 2016, 03:53:13 PM

So they can tell the difference between homo taurus and bos taurus at a young age.

Naru · June 28, 2016, 03:55:41 PM

well itd make sense to disting-

ahh fuck it i dont care anymore

The Lord Ruler · June 28, 2016, 04:17:32 PM

I just assumed it was just to help get the child to start thinking and shit

MyNameIsCharlie · June 28, 2016, 04:18:54 PM

Quote from: The Lord Ruler on June 28, 2016, 04:17:32 PM

I just assumed it was just to help get the child to start thinking and shit

Talking to them in an adult voice and without baby talk does that.

Verbatim · June 28, 2016, 04:34:41 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on June 28, 2016, 04:18:54 PM

Quote from: The Lord Ruler on June 28, 2016, 04:17:32 PM
I just assumed it was just to help get the child to start thinking and shit
Talking to them in an adult voice and without baby talk does that.

in a much less pleasant and fun way

Coomer · June 28, 2016, 04:41:12 PM

Charlie do you ever put one second of thought into anything you say?

MyNameIsCharlie · June 28, 2016, 04:43:25 PM

Quote from: IngloriousWho98 on June 28, 2016, 04:41:12 PM

Charlie do you ever put one second of thought into anything you say?

Do you?

Coomer · June 28, 2016, 04:50:08 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on June 28, 2016, 04:43:25 PM

Quote from: IngloriousWho98 on June 28, 2016, 04:41:12 PM
Charlie do you ever put one second of thought into anything you say?

Do you?

More than you apparently

MyNameIsCharlie · June 28, 2016, 05:14:22 PM

Quote from: IngloriousWho98 on June 28, 2016, 04:50:08 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on June 28, 2016, 04:43:25 PM
Quote from: IngloriousWho98 on June 28, 2016, 04:41:12 PM
Charlie do you ever put one second of thought into anything you say?

Do you?

More than you apparently

I'm seeing nothing to indicate that

challengerX · June 28, 2016, 05:51:22 PM

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Dietrich Six · June 30, 2016, 10:49:56 AM

Quote from: challengerX on June 28, 2016, 05:51:22 PM

Quote from: IngloriousWho98 on June 28, 2016, 04:41:12 PM
Charlie do you ever put one second of thought into anything you say?
devil dogs don't need to think

Oorah!

MyNameIsCharlie · June 30, 2016, 10:53:40 AM

'Cept I was an Army Infantryman.

Hooah!

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OnionBeetle · June 30, 2016, 11:03:38 AM

Children like animals, there are many kids movies about animals and animal toys and zoos, when children see animal they want to know more and they have interest. But they too young to know about vertebrae and cartilage of the animals and would not understand the organs. So instead we teach them animal sound because kid like funny sounds they do not hear often because it is of interest to them also because they learn new fun sound.

MyNameIsCharlie · June 30, 2016, 11:24:26 AM

Quote from: OnionBeetle on June 30, 2016, 11:03:38 AM

Children like animals, there are many kids movies about animals and animal toys and zoos, when children see animal they want to know more and they have interest. But they too young to know about vertebrae and cartilage of the animals and would not understand the organs. So instead we teach them animal sound because kid like funny sounds they do not hear often because it is of interest to them also because they learn new fun sound.

Obviously. But it's weird how we parents obsess about it.

Dietrich Six · June 30, 2016, 12:23:09 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on June 30, 2016, 10:53:40 AM

'Cept I was an Army Infantryman.

Hooah!

My dad was army infantry and navy corpsman. He makes fun of marines all the time. Calls them bullet dodgers and says they're not very good at it.

More Than Mortal · June 30, 2016, 12:33:22 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on June 28, 2016, 04:18:54 PM

Quote from: The Lord Ruler on June 28, 2016, 04:17:32 PM
I just assumed it was just to help get the child to start thinking and shit

Talking to them in an adult voice and without baby talk does that.

^this x1000

My grandma always used to talk to me as an equal, and would read to me to no end. This probably helped me more than sitting there making a fucking elephant noise or whatever. Apparently the more complex your vocabulary when talking to children, the more linguistically developed they'll turn out to be.

Dietrich Six · June 30, 2016, 12:44:58 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on June 30, 2016, 12:33:22 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on June 28, 2016, 04:18:54 PM
Quote from: The Lord Ruler on June 28, 2016, 04:17:32 PM
I just assumed it was just to help get the child to start thinking and shit

Talking to them in an adult voice and without baby talk does that.
^this x1000

My grandma always used to talk to me as an equal, and would read to me to no end. This probably helped me more than sitting there making a fucking elephant noise or whatever. Apparently the more complex your vocabulary when talking to children, the more linguistically developed they'll turn out to be.

What the fuck happened to you then?