Apple Jooth

[Redguard]

This is how my 2.5 yr old daughter pronounces Apple Juice.

Is this a typical kid-like pronounciation, or should I investigate whether she has a lisp or other speech impediment?

My wife thinks she may have one, since there are other words she pronounces oddly... I think it's too early to tell.

But then again, I also apparently had a speech impediment at her age.

Thoughts?

 

[Athene]

I would say typical kid pronounciation, it's always good to correct though so she doesn't become lazy with her word pronounciation.

 

[RooMama]

I think that's fairly normal for her age. The "s" sound can be a hard one to learn for some kids.

 

[Leanna]

Being no expert.... I think it sounds very normal for the age....

 

[Lena75]

Sounds pretty normal to me, too. My 7 year old is still working on saying "three" correctly. He says "free". Just a simple reminder corrects him, though.

 

[marciebaby]

My five year old still says his "s" as "th". I wouldn't worry about it until later-I even hear older kids doing it as well, and an adult or two.

 

[okiemommy26]

S's are very hard for kids. So I would say it is typical. My 3 year old has a time with them too.

 

[Linnis]

I think it's normal for her age. By about 4 if even after correcting her she still says it and other words oddly then I'd look into a spech or hearing problem.

 

[dews]

My daughter, Arielle, pronounces her name as Aole. She is 3. It takes awhile for their speech to become completely understandable.

 

[Tawny]

Kirsty used to have trouble with the V sound using a b or a w instead. She also had terrible trouble with the 'th' sound too, but she said the V properly by about 4 and a half.

In the last few months, now her second set of front teeth are in, she has conquered the 'th' sound as well.

 

[HeatherJay]

I think 2 and a half is probably too young to tell. Most people still don't understand my 4 and a half year old...though she does have a slight speech problem...she leaves the first consenant sound off a lot of her words. it's gotten MUCH better with about almost a year of speech therapy, but to a lot of people, it still sounds like she's talking baby talk.

If you're concerned, though, contact your local school system. The should be willing to do a free screening for you to check her speech and her hearing.

 

[lucypevensie]

I've heard lots of kids older than yours who have a hard time with S, so I think it's not at all uncommon.

My own son has a hard time with R. Cars become cows

 

[Neenie1]

Sounds ok to me. My nearly 4 year old has trouble with some letters as well. I can't remember examples of which ones.

 

[LynnMcG]

You should hear how my 6 year old speaks these days (she's missing 3 teeth). It sounds normal Redguard. Sean (he was 3 in July) still has alot of speach issues, but he's working them through. Keep reading to her, and saying those words the correct way. She'll get it.

 

[Lena75]

I've heard lots of kids older than yours who have a hard time with S, so I think it's not at all uncommon.

My own son has a hard time with R. Cars become cows

Hahaha...try teaching them how to say "glass" and "grass" properly! That's something I had to do. First the prefix, then the aaaa part.

 

[squatpuke]

heheheh....

I had a neice that said "Anal" instead of "Angel"...cracked me up.

Try getting her to say "Refrigerator" and "Aluminium" and get ready to laugh. (With them of course, not at them... : )

 

[Addicted2~Jesus]

Yeah gosh like everone else has been sayin, nuthin to worry bout yet anyways. "Wait for it" as my favorite lil guy on Mash says, Radar. There's gonna be plenty of thins to worry bout so try not to look for any hehe. I know that's hard to do, but I wouldn't be worried jes yet, there are some 2.5 yr olds that don't speak hardly at all by that age, so if'n she's screwin some words up jes do like folks said an correct er, or rather say the word correctly for er, then try an git er to say it jes like you. As you can imagine, in my house I'm not much allowed to teach my daughter how to speak hehe

 

[Princessperky]

just so long as YOU don't go saying it that way, she will straighten out.

If you want to see if she can say it right, ask her (nicely and gently) DD still can't say her bros name right ( has a th in it, she subs s) but we practice sometimes and she is soooo proud of herself if she gets closer, after like 4 or 5 trys at imitating me enunciating VERY slowly.