https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:20:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486470 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:39:20 +0000 hellobeeboston 2486470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my three year old still confuses these </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486441 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:24:45 +0000 ShootingStar 2486441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's pretty normal and they usually figure it out. DS is pretty good with pronouns except when he wants help he says "I help". I know you're not really supposed to correct, but I'll gently ask if he can say "help me". Now maybe 75% he gets it right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486413 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:05:28 +0000 charlotte 2486413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was still saying things like "hold you!" when he meant "hold me" at that age. He's exactly 3 now and it was maybe a month or so ago that I noticed he was using the correct words all the time now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486351 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:31:16 +0000 travellingbee 2486351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 3 next week and says Her is going to work. Instead of She is going. I think it's normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486339 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:15:42 +0000 lamariniere 2486339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds normal to me, but every kid is different. My son did this until about 3, but my daughter figured out pronouns right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486322 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:00:17 +0000 MoonMoon 2486322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a slightly different issue, at 2.75 years old: he refers to himself by his name, ie in 3rd person, and refers to us as mommy or daddy etc instead of you. His speech therapist said to make sure we use I and you, but that otherwise it's pretty normal. So just keep modeling correct usage, it should sink in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486320 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:59:11 +0000 red_seattle 2486320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very normal. We never used baby talk or simplifies things with our very verbal DS. But still, he referred to himself as "you", etc for a while. Finally, we started doing that thing so many parents do-- referring to ourselves in the 3rd person, etc. And then he understood. We just had to model the words he should use, not the words that were correct for us to be saying. He figured it out quickly from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486315 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:54:20 +0000 nana87 2486315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my 23 month old is super verbal but mixes up pronouns all the time, like she often asks to be picked up by saying "mama carry you" because she has heard me ask "do you want mama to carry you" in the past and she's repeating it back </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486310 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:50:23 +0000 danda 2486310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also have a 2.5 year old who is very verbal. I don't remember her ever using pronouns like you or him/her inappropriately, at least not on a regular basis. She did gradually evolve from referring by name third person to first or second, like "is mommy happy" vs "are you happy?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486308 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:49:14 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2486308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had contact with a lot of kids that age and that seems normal. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-year-old-using-wrong-pronoun-second-person#post-2486266 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:12:02 +0000 knittylady 2486266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When did your toddler/preschooler start speaking in the first person?</p> <p>DS1 is advanced verbally other than that he switches between speaking in the first/second/third person. It's usually second or third person but he does use I and me and mine daily. Usually it's like "you dont WANT to go to bed!" at bedtime etc.,</p> <p>Anyone else? Thoughts? </p>