Preserving Inaccuracies and Parenting Fails

[fanw]

One of the things that makes children cute is the inaccuracies of their language. The cuteness wears off quickly once they are trying to communicate more complex subjects, but for a brief few years it is endearing. My daughters speech is rapidly normalizing and she is now already saying "one, two, three" instead of "one, two, free". So now is the

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[muffyjo]

What does she get by fighting that she doesn't get by agreeing? More of your attention? More time with you?

Might ask her? Seems like a good thing to find out and maybe a step toward teaching her self-awareness?

Meanwhile, she really is quite adorable and curious. I like her spunk!

[lillibet]

Maybe offer that once she has her pants on, there could be a tickle fight?

Alice has an expander now, which is briefly returning us to the adorable mispronunciations. When she gets this thing off her diction is going to be much improved.

[ceelove]

My favorite of my daughter's mispronunciations was turning "pomegranate" into "pongamaggot." She also had a hard time with "L" and so referred to herself as a "yittle girl" for years.

[ukelele]

L! We also used to have a yittle girl who ate yunch and turned off the yight. (We still sometimes eat yunch and turn off the yight. How can't one?)

[aerynne]

My favorite of Tenn's right now is tomato for tornado. "Mama! A tomato is coming!" I was also very tickled by Romana's persistent use of anything when she meant nothing.