My daughter 3 years old can't pronouce word properly, what should I do?

Question

She can pronounce some words properly and most not. Is there any medicine or any therapy? Or she will improve as she grow older?

Answer 1

Keep working with her and ask your pediatrician. I'm sure it's normal. Some kids just take a little bit longer.

Try making it into a game. You say a word, then you get her to say it.

It'll get better with age.
If she really does have a problem your pediatrician will send her to therapy or run some tests on her (to make sure it's not hearing, et cetera).

Just relax. Your daughter will be fine.

Answer 2

She will probably improve. 3 is still too young to start to worry. The best you can do is make sure you pronounce words correctly around her. Even though it's cute to pronounce words the way she does, it doesn't help her to hear the proper way. Talk to her a lot about everything you do (ie. Mommy is now going to do the laundry. I'm separating the whites from the colors, etc. [not trying to be sterotypical -- it's just an example]). If she continues having problems and shows little improvement, you may want to have her hearing checked.

Answer 3

Don't worry so much. She is 3 years old and is not going to pronounce words correctly. Some children develop language skills sooner than others but that in no way means there is anything wrong with your child. The link below will take you to a language development chart that gives you an idea of where you child should be at 3 years old (36 months) .

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml

The link has some good information.

Answer 4

There are 30 year olds who can't pronounce words properly.

Calm down - she's only 3. 3 year olds don't generally annunciate very well. You can't expect too much at that age. When she pronounces somethings incorrectly, nicely and gently correct her. Don't be judgemental, children can pick up on these things believe it or not. Try not to put too much pressure on her.

If she winds up having an actual speech problem, there are speech therapy classes that she can take but do not jump the gun and put her on medication.

Answer 5

She should inmprove greatly in the next 6 months to a year. Some children take longer than others and unless she is slurring every word then I would not think she has a hearing problem. If you are that concerned about the level of words she cannot pronounce then have her hearing checked. It can be part of a routine check up with her pediatrician.

Answer 6

Could be that she just needs a little more patience. My daughter who was two did not speak that much which did raise a flag. I got her into to speech therapy and she started speaking and practicing more fluently with in a few weeks. Don't blatantly point out her misprounciations; when she says a sentence and there is a word that she messed up, say for instance "I ran fast to SHWING" you would encourage her by saying "wow you ran fast to THE SWING?" She will eventually catch on. Watch her as she notices the differences and she'll watch your mouth while you speak. You are mirroring her intentional word and she will eventually mirror your annunciation. Good luck man!!!

Answer 7

No medicine for this. You dont have to worry very much yet though. Most important is for you to talk correctly when talking to her. Make sure you have eyecontact. Give her positive feedback when pronouncing words fine. Dont stress it too much though. She is only 3 remember. When she gets 4 or 5 - you can stress it with a professional, I think.

Observe if her hearing is allright. If she sits with her back to you while playing and you open door or talk to her quietly from behind; does she turn to you or the wrong way? Maybe you can have someone check her hearing.

Answer 8

I had the same problem with my child at the same age and I was nervous. I took her to a speech therapist, they told me as long as I can understand most of what she is saying, and she has a vocabulary of at least 200 words she is fine. I wasnt sure they where right but after about 6 months of pre school she is fine. Now she is 4 and she still is not as clear as some of the other children she has come a long way. Now everybody understands her and i couldnt be prouder of her.

Answer 9

Sometimes they improve with age. My son coudn't talk plainly until he was about 4 1/2. However, if you're concerned, you might check to see if you have some type of early childhood screening source in your community. Call the local hospital and ask for speech pathology - they can probably tell you what free services are available.

Answer 10

some parts of a childs speech pattern do not develop until the age of 5 or 6. My son does not pronouse L's well but he is only 3 it takes a couple more years.