Hi moms,
I have a 2.5 yr old daughter who talks with a lisp when pronouncing the letter S. Is this something that I can have evaluated/corrected at this age? If so, how do I go about it? Is this something that would be considered Early Intervention? She does not have a speech delay nor is she difficult to understand. I was just wondering if it would be easier to correct the lisp now rather than waiting...
Thanks!
I am speech pathologist and this is normal for many children at this age. I would worry about it until she is older say 4.5 or 5. S is a later developing sound for many children. She will most likely develop the correct production of s without any speech therapy.
5 year old ds has an SLP and she has said she is not too worried... Maybe 6 or so. 2.5 is way too young to worry about it, momma!
Still a bit early to worry with this. Still normal range. We had neighbors children with strong lisps till they were 5. They spoke very clearly once they went through kinder.
All the mom's are right, however as a child with speech delays. My mother did nothing. I did have an excellent teacher who worked with me when I was 9. If your really concerened Nursery rhymes are a great and fun way to help your daughter. Simply Simon, she sells sea shell were two of my favorites. As an Adult no one would no I ever had a speech problem except when I start talking fast. And the OH Boy!! Don't worry just make correcting it fun. Singing songs seems to help as well. And remember to talk to your child not at her and she will pick up things alot faster.
Both my girls had that and it corrected itself. When I asked my ped about it with #1, she said this is very common in children and usually resolves itself by age 4. They generally dont recommend speech therapy unless they are still doing it by that age. If you are concerned, ask your doctor as well before seeking any kind of treatment. This is probably just a phase.
You don't need to do anything. My son also has a lisp- he's 5. Our pediatrician said it generally corrects itself, and is not uncommon.
The same thing happened to my son at that age. It's completely normal at this age. His pediatrician said kids usually outgrow it by 5. He also said that unless they're super listeners, it's really too difficult to do speech therapy because they have to really be able to pay attention to how to do the exercises and have the attention span for a session. My son will be five at the end of the month and he doesn't lisp anymore.
