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How do I stop my 2yr. old's new favorite response: "Huh?"?

My 2yr old son made friends with our 4yr old neighbor-boy. They are cute buddies, but he has picked up one bad habit. He now responds to every direction with "Huh?". When his 4yr old pal is over and says it, I always say "I'm sorry, that's not an answer" and he corrects himself. However, that doesn't work with my son. He just gives me another "huh?". It's driving me batty! What can I do to make him stop?

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  • Carol
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    tell him that huh is not a word to respond with and it is disrespectful to respond i nsuch a way

  • 1 decade ago

    Definition of HUH —used to express surprise, disbelief, or confusion, or as an inquiry inviting affirmative reply

    Cause and effect - It's a new sound. Respond with an appropriate statement. "What's so confusing about what I asked" and ask the question again. He will eventually drop it if he doesn't get the response he needs.

  • 1 decade ago

    ignore it as much as you can and when he does say it properly make a big deal out of it.

    my three year old loves to say where r we going as soon as we get in the car and he will repeat it over and over and over again every single time.lol

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    try and teach him some other words to respond with, other than that, i dont know you should just wait it out im sure he'll find other words soon.

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