Originally Posted by 2giftgirls
you could also be dealing with some cultural ideals of what is appropriate for a child of this age.

Originally Posted by Val
If English isn't her native language, it's possible that she just can't understand what he's saying.


Based on my experiences with my non-native-English-speaker MIL, and my non-articulating niece, I suspect both of these.

My niece is now 7, and I still have a hard time figuring out her non sequiturs. If I've been around her for a week, I can mostly follow a normal conversation.