I have vague worries about the clarity of my daughter's articulation of words. I don't want to sound like a pushy parent but I am wondering whether I should be concerned at this point.
She has a large vocabulary, and speaks in full sentences. But her articulation is poor. She substitutes 'd' for a lot of consonants, such as 'dat' for cat, 'dish' for fish, 'dod' for dog, 'door' for floor. We recently read the 'doddy, doddy dorrest'. She says 'ness' for yes.
I worry because although I understand almost everything she says, because I'm used to it, some other adults don't, and smile vaguely at her. She gets frustrated sometimes when this happens, and I often 'translate'. There is such a disconnect between the content of what she is saying, which is sometimes quite complex and its audible quality.
What can I do to help her? And what should I avoid doing? And is this normal?
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Clarity of speech - aged 2.11
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JaffaSnaffle · 18/01/2013 21:04
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