Don’t Worry, Mommy, I Kiss It!
That’s what my two year old daughter said to me after I hurt my hand. Besides touching my heart, it tickled me!
She was showing compassion towards me and trying help. But what she actually said was, “Don’t worry, Mommy, I tiss it!” She substituted the /t/ sound for the /k/ sound.
Now that is a completely age-appropriate speech error she made. Your baby and toddler will make speech errors while learning to talk. It’s part of the process!
But if your child’s speech is mostly or totally unintellgible by age 2, you might want to consider seeing a speech pathologist for an evaluation. By age 2 to 2.5 years of age, approximately 70% of your child’s talking should be intelligible or understood.
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