Just don't know whats up!

[cadesnana123]

I have a two year old grandson who tells us of the time when he was what he calls a "France baby", and says that he had the same mommy then, and asks her to "talk France talk" to him! All she could accomodate him with was to repeat "oui,oui"
a number of times.He told her to call him Chauncey because that was his name then. CHAUNCEY!!??!! Isn't that an English name? Not French? He couldn't have heard it anywhere that I know of....this is only the tip of the iceberg since he sees many prescences at home and tells us their names,and other unusual things.I wondered what similar experiences anyone might have had,and how they handled it and how the children involved did with it, etc. Thanks for any help.

 

[LarryZ]

Hi

No reason for any worry if he does not have phobias. Maybe he learns french very easily in his years to come...that would show the direction. But the main thing is that he is happy with this life.

Love
LarryZ

 

[cecily]

Yes, Chauncy is an English surname which is sometimes used as a first name. "Chauncey" might be the closest he can come to the sound of the previous name. The "aun" part approximates the French nasal vowels which English doesn't have.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Cadesnana

The name CHAUNCEY (m) is from a Norman surname of unknown meaning. So as already mentioned, it's roots lie originally in France, but of course, the Normans did a fair bit of invading.

Being your grandson has such fond memories of his past life and France, you might find that he is able to pick up the language fluently and very quickly from a very young age if taught or encouraged a little, and in the long run, what's the harm in encouraging a skill in a child...I'm betting he would take to it like a fish to water...and the adults could learn along with him.

As for other examples, if you read through the threads in this section, you'll find a whole heap of similar experiences with parents and their children, that you may enjoy and be able to relate to.

 

[Kathy]

Hi cadesnana123, welcome to the forum

I'm racking my brains trying to figure out what your grandson might be saying, wondering, what does "chauncy" sound like in French? The only thing that I can come up with so far is Chassé (which means to be chased). There's also Chiasson... I know he is extreemly young, but did he spell it out for you? The 'au' (or the eau etc etc etc) sounds like a long 'o' in French. I also just thought of 'chanser', which if he can't pronounce his "t's" very well, would be another form of 'chanter' (to sing).

I take it there's no one in your family or friends that speaks French? Have you ever thought of getting some French 'books on tape' from your local library, or bookstore (if possible)? I'm actually thinking of them for your grandson, so that he can listen to them (children's books of course, or even songs), and maybe if you'd like you could learn a bit of the language yourself so that you could communicate with him better.

No pressure, just some ideas off the top of my head.

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Hope you're all having a great day,
Take Care,
-Kathy.

 

[cadesnana123]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I'll be following thru on several. One thing that impedes any investigation is that Cade apparently feels this is a somewhat private matter and tells things only when he feels like revealing or discussing things;if brought up in front of the wrong people or not when he's in the mood, he acts as though you've commited a real breach of etiquitte.This is also only one area where his whole family is left shaking our collective heads. He (this happened at his day care and was reported to my daughter by the workers there) started speaking fluent Spanish to one of the caregivers there, thanking her for his lunch and telling her that his sandwich was delicious. We are Anglos and other than the usual Spanish used in So. Cal., such as food names,etc., we speak no Spanish either and it's not spoken at his day care. He told my daughter that a ghoct named Alma teaches him Spanish. I told a Mexican friend this story at work, and she told me Alma is a Spanish name that translated means soul. This is a little off topic so I apologize,but there are not too many places I know to share these kind of happenings! My daughter has already bought French language tapes to listen to in the car with him,I'm unsure of what progress or interest levels are. I mean to document everything,but I'm afraid some things may have already gotten fuzzy in memory-so any future incidents I'm getting on paper or tape ASAP. Thanks again for the input!

 

[madison]

Wow, keep us posted on the things he does and says! He could end up being tri-lingual. Wish I was!

I think there are many children being born nowadays with unusual abilities. Have you read anything about Indigo Children? If you do a search with a search engine, it should bring some information up for you.