DD did a baby talk voice for seriously years. It got REALLY bad for a year so we got strict and just said "no baby talk" every single time and it's finally better. Before it was a total habit so she didn't even realize she was doing it. I'm sure it had to do with being kind of shy about things--yes, perfectionism. I think being challenged a fair amount in school and learning explicitly about speaking at school and in scouts helped. But she has started snotty voice now--we ask for respectful tone. And yes commanding and intense weepy freak out. We are working on talking breaths, on gratitude and empathy... All things she's good at but the dramatic voices continue. She's just really into trying on voices so we explain how much it affects (admittedly OE) DH and me, and remind her to use a respectful voice when actually addressing us, and use the others when playing all she wants. Lately it's been more her British accent :p
Last edited by St. Margaret; 08/06/13 08:21 PM.
