https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 17:41:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271602 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:50:06 +0000 illumina 2271602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pancakes: thanks for that! I kinda assumed that by about 2-3 they should be able to say everything properly...guess not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271576 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:18:20 +0000 FancyGem 2271576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, that's normal. My son has a pretty large vocabulary (he is 3.5) and he still pronounces some words wrong. You should hear him say fish. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271503 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:21:30 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2271503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 3 and pronounces a few letters oddly, but surprisingly, she can say "S". Although, words that start with a "Y" is pronounced w, but words that start with "W" is pronounced like a v. I'm not too worried about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271433 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:09:52 +0000 ElbieKay 2271433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 17mo has known our cat Marshall's name for months now, but he pronounces it "mah-hull". And my sister Andrea is ay-ee-ah. Damned consonants! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271389 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:42:09 +0000 Pancakes 2271389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: Check out this link. <a href="http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?p=754" rel="nofollow">http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?p=754</a><br /> "S" in word-initial position may not be mastered until age 5, so no need to worry :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271367 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:25:47 +0000 illumina 2271367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: @regberadaisy: thank you, that's reassuring!</p> <p>@Mrs D: aww. We have bot (spot as in the dog), borts (shorts), boos (shoes) and she kind of says bishie for her name (Sophie) bless her :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271357 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:20:03 +0000 Mrs D 2271357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 23 months also and struggles with "S"...</p> <p>In frozen.. Sven is called "Ben" and when counting to 10 she basically pretends "7" doesnt exists! </p> <p>I think its normal and "S" is just a hard letter to master! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271350 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:11:57 +0000 regberadaisy 2271350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 3.5 and still have problems with s. For example, she can say sister but not snow. Snow is pronounced without the s for her! Lol<br /> I'm not worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271346 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:09:32 +0000 Mamaof2 2271346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: My DD was evaluated for EI at 20 months because she had very little words - one thing I pointed out was that she couldn't even say her brothers name which started with a "S" - she told me that "S" is actually a hard letter to say and not to worry at all</p> <p>She did eventually learn it but I cant remember exactly when </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-speech-cant-say-words-starting-with-an-s#post-2271320 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:43:20 +0000 illumina 2271320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember someone posting a link a while back about which sounds kids learn to say first. Anyone remember it?</p> <p>My LO is 23 months and can say pretty much everything apart from words starting with an S. Instead of an S she'll use a B in place of it. Is that normal? If the S is in the middle of the word she can say it, so I know it's not a problem with her being able to make the sound at all. </p>