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Should I worry DS (3.8) cannot pronounce certain sounds

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kateecass · 16/03/2010 22:07

Not worried yet. But wondering when/if I should start worrying if that makes sense. DS cannot pronounce a couple of sounds. He's 3.8.

He cannot say "th" instead he says "w" or "d". As in "de" instead of "the". "Wankyou" instead of "thankyou". He also says "wery" instead of "very". Haven't really corrected him too much til recently. It seems more than just a normal child's mispronounciation as he never says "th" even though he gets corrected. I wonder if it's cos he had a tongue-tie at birth. Probably just me imagining it though.

Just want to be on top of it, cos I'm sure the longer he does it for the harder it must be to unlearn.

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CarGirl · 16/03/2010 22:13

couldn't find a simpler chart but go through the charts on this and it well tell you what age his speech things should be gone buy

www.speech-language-therapy.com/acquisition.html

Can he stick his tongue out?

kateecass · 16/03/2010 22:26

Thanks very much!!

If I'm reading it right, I'm right to be not worrying. Seems it dissapears by 5. I'll stop harassing him!

He can stick his tongue out.

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limitedname · 16/03/2010 22:31

ds still struggles a little but it has improved drastically over the last 3 months. I think it should just click so nothing to worry about yet.

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