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is this normal for toddler speech?

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user1000000000000000001 · 30/05/2017 14:10

my dd 2.5 calls everything by their sounds

cow: mooo
sheep: baaaa
boat: aaaaah (as in pirate)
bus: beep
train: choo choo
cat: owow (as in meow)

is this normal?

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Soulcakequack · 30/05/2017 16:05

Sorry hit send too soon. It's a good first piont progress checker. It helped me work out whether my son was a bit behind or not. In his case it help me get support early which can only be a good thing.

FireflyGirl · 30/05/2017 16:14

I agree with others - I'd raise it with the health visitor. Have you had her ears checked at all?

The baby center website (American one because it has a longer section) says:
25 to 30 months
Now that he has a bigger vocabulary, your toddler will begin to experiment with sound levels. For a while he may yell when he means to speak normally and whisper softly when answering a question, but he'll find the appropriate volume soon enough.
He's also starting to get the hang of pronouns, such as "I," "me," and "you." Between ages 2 and 3, his working vocabulary will grow to 200 words or more. He'll string nouns and verbs together to form complete but simple sentences, such as "I eat now."
He'll even get the hang of speaking about events that happened in the past. He may not quite understand the particulars of the past tense or plurals, though, so you'll hear him say things like "I runned" or "I swimmed," or "mouses" instead of "mice." Sure, it's cute, but it also shows that he's picking up on the basic rules of grammar (that you add a d sound to a word if it happened yesterday, for example, and an s sound to make things plural).
At this age, your child will start answering simple questions, such as "Do you want a snack?" and "Where are your shoes?" If you notice that he doesn't use two-word phrases, consistently echoes your familiar expressions, or doesn't respond to his name, bring it up with your child's doctor. Such behavior can be an early sign of a developmental delay

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