How your kids call you at home ... ?

Dear Digloo (what a different name),

Happy to hear that you enjoy the way your son calls and gives respect to everyone ... Yes dear, it is one good for kids to speak in mother tongue so that they can speak with their Grand parents when they meet them in Chennai ... Thanks for sharing here Digloo ...

Originally Posted by DIGLOO

hi suni,
nice topic..Even i used to feel the same way as you have said..
my son is 3yrs.he talks good tamil.i was so keen from the beginning that he should call us amma and appa.all my friends are so amazed to see him talk tamil like this..he has made me so proud..he always tell "nenga enga veetuku vanga" when he sees or talks with anyone.
.that too elders feel happy when their grandparents talk with them in their mother tongue.

Dear Kanchana,

Happy to hear that your kids call you as Mommy and Daddy ... Thanks for sharing here dear ...

Originally Posted by kaybee

Hi Suni,

Read your post about How our kids call us at home? My 10 year old son calls me mommy and his father daddy. we are bengalis...from Kolkata. I've never really thought about the issue of how or what my son calls me. I'm happy as long as he calls me Ma in some form or the other. for me the sentiment and love behind the term'ma' is what matters. a rose by any other name would still be as beautiful and sweet smelling.
for me the attachment and love is more important than the term used to address. i'm not saying that i'm ok being called by my name by my son. but as long as the term he uses connotes motherhood...i'm ok. just because i called my mother - Ma and father - bapi - bengali terms; it doesn't mean that the next generation hs to follow it. as long as the respect and love is there...how does it matter what term he or she is using?

kanchana

Dear Sneha,

Thanks for sharing here friend ... Happy to hear about your girl who calls you aai ... enjoy the tiny little voice dear ...

Originally Posted by sneha.sanghavi

Hi,
Basically i am a marathi girl married to a gujju guy.
I have a 1.5 yrs old girl. Though I do talk to her in gujju, I do sometimjes talk to her in marathi.
Since she is familiar to gujju word more than marathi words, I was overjoyed to the extent that i actually danced and kissed and hugged my baby when she called me aai (mummy in marathi)

It really feels different when something like this happens.

Dear friend Lata,

Only tamil and NO English ... What a strict Chittappa ... hmmm ... nice that he calls everyone relating the relationship ... even my kids call my sisters as Periyamma, Periyappa, my hubby's sisters as Athai and Mamma ... When they speak with their teachers and other kid's mother they call their names ... ... Thanks for sharing here dear ...

Originally Posted by latamurali

Hi my dear sunitha

My son Krishna call us " Amma - appa" only.........and other relatives also athai, chitthi , mama etc.no aunty . uncle but he will call my friends aunty , uncle only......

and even my cousins in Melbourne........calll only " amma- appa, athai, pati" no mummu daddy and they will talk only in tamil in their house...stictly no ENGLISH...if they communicte in english - my chittappa wont answer them....

Dear Shashi,

Yes, even here mostly Mothers who pick up their kids from school ... ... nothing wrong in kids calling us as they wish ... Thanks for sharing here shashi ...

Originally Posted by yenetishashi

Hi ,
Nice Topic.
My Daughter Who Is 3 Yrs Old Calls Me Amma ,her Father As Nanna.
But Now Days After Coming From School She Calls Me As Mommy ,may Be Because Of Her Friends I Think,because Mostly Mother\s Pick Up Kids...so No Change In Calling Her Father Which Is Nanna.

Cheers,
Shashi.

Dear Suni

That's perfectly alright..Home First....It was so nice of you to reply back

Regards
Vidya

Thank you Vidya ...

Originally Posted by pranitha

Hey all,
I dont care much wheather they call mom or amma. My kids call me amma ,cause i love to be called n also I taught that way.They call my husband dad. Sometimes they dont care to call also ,just start the conversation.
We dont have any probs ,but sometimes in-laws feel that why they are being taught this way.They want their son to be respected ,wheather d-in -law is or not. I dont know if Iam diverting the topic but my mom -in-law would not allow me to call my husband also by name,they think not respecting. I was not given a chance . My brother -in-laws kids ofcourse amma n daddy with respect.
We should go along with the world sometimes n with surroundings.
Hope iam not wrong.
thanks

Pranitha,

We are deciding about moving to Colorado Springs from Bay Area, CA. I would like to get your feedback about Colorado Springs and also about India n community there. Since this is your latest post, I'm just posting here and sorry for deviating the thread topic and moreover I cannot PM you.

thanks,
Vidhya