![]() ![]() Just keep modeling pronoun usage in the appropriate way. We always want to keep communication positive for little ones just learning to talk, and over-correcting can make talking feel hard or embarrassing for them. So if your toddler’s pronoun usage is a little confused but falls within the “average” ranges we listed above, there’s no need to over-correct their pronoun confusion. What To Do If Your Toddler Is Mixing Up PronounsĪs you can see, learning proper pronoun usage takes time. But if it seems like your child could use some extra support with this, definitely reach out to a speech-language pathologist for an evaluation. The same goes for other common examples like, “My turn!” and, “I can help you.”įor most children, pronoun confusion is a short phase that will pass when it’s developmentally appropriate. They hear us say things like, “I’m going to carry you,” and don’t immediately understand how to turn that into, “Can you carry me?” when they want you to. (I remember my (Carly’s) daughter would say, “Mama, carry you me!” and it was just so cute.)īecause toddlers are so often hearing pronouns modeled in the opposite way than they’d say them, they can get confused pretty easily. So if your toddler mixes up pronouns, don’t worry too much! It’s really common. It changes depending on who’s speaking and who’s listening, so toddlers don’t automatically understand that they need to use the opposite pronoun for themselves. ![]()
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