3yr old says w instead of r

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Dd is a very forward talker and has the vocabulary of a teenager ( ), but she is struggling to say her Rs and they come out as W. Does anyone know if this is something that will correct itself as she gets older or something I should be working to correct now?
I've looked online for exercises to curb it but they all talk about school age children. I've tried modelling the correct pronunciation but she is getting a bit arsey with me for repeating what she is saying all the time, haha!

My DH still does this. Give her a break, she's 3!

She's 3 it will come. This is very very common!

Death I'm very aware that she is 3... she thinks she is the queen of everything! I am, however, just asking for advice. This is parenting, not AIBU, back off!

My 3yr old can't pronounce 'sp' so we get poon, piderman, picy

Most of the 3 year olds I know do this including mine. Most of the adults I know don't so I figure it's fine. I'm more concerned with the Americanisms and habit of dropping her "T"s!

My son (8) talks like this. He had speech therapy from age 2.5 until 6.5 when he was discharged. They said the w for r sounds would correct itself by around age 7. It hasn't but I'm not too worried and neither Is he.

Darth even! Stupid phone!

I still do it and I'm 40! Generally I think before I say things like rabbit, but if I'm drunk it becomes much more noticeable and we have 'wabbits'

It most likely will correct itself as she learns and develops, but you can still see a speech and language therapist. If nothing else, they can show you how to model speech to your DD.

Don't know where you are in the country but in Herts pre-school-age children can be taken to drop-in sessions with SALTs. Other LAs may do similar.

My DD did/does this with a number of different sounds (and also has a huge vocabulary!). They literally have disappeared one by one overnight sometimes! I don't think it's something to be worried about right now - just keep reinforcing the correct pronounciation when reading to her perhaps.

As Mean says, r is one of the most difficult sounds, and often isn't acquired until 5 or later. When you are modelling it, are you able to do it subtly e.g. If she says 'I wan fast' you can say, 'yes you ran really fast!', so her brain is hearing the correct sound but you aren't directly correcting her.

Agree - this is very bog standard, no reason to worry.

Can you play a game where you get her to go rrrrrrr eg roar like a lion, growl like a dog? Then you'll know if she can make an r sound - but if she can't yet, like everyone says, it's no cause for alarm.

Thanks for your advice and support all. I'll just let her get on with it for a bit and if it continues into school, I'll ask for a SALT referral. Hooray for MN!

My DS still does this but is getting better. He's 8. I was getting worried but at 3 i believe it's normal.

Also, it didn't hold Jonathan Ross back!( I used to comfort myself with that thought anyway!)

My 6 year old still does this. My now 16 year old also did until around age 8.

Don't worry, it's so common it's normal.

You can look up which sounds children usually master in which order. R is one of the last, most children have mastered it by age 6/7 I think.

I remember my mum ensuring no-one mocked me, not even my dad, for lisping, when I was three in 1960. That was very enlightened for the time, and one of the few things I remember with gratitude.

I can say 'R' now, and 'S'.

My dd had 'Speech and Drama' lessons from age six. That might help your dd if it is still needed at that time.