The 3 yr old still drops certain consonants when she speaks. Consonants like "S" and "K", "C" and she still can't pronounce her "F", coming out as a "P" sound. So when she speaks to me when I am not fully paying attention, I often do not know what she's saying.

Just a moment ago, she asked me for the black remote control (that's the one for the TV). I could only catch the word, "black. The other 2 words were alien to me!  I made her say it three times and I could sense her growing frustration. But I still couldn't figure it out!

So I called for reinforcements! I turned her to face her group of siblings (ya we have a GROUP of siblings here!) and asked her to repeat what she said to me. Amazingly, dd#2 figured it out.

"She wants the black REMOTE CONTROL, mom!" Ahhhhhh! Black remote control - right!

And then I burst out laughing. It suddenly dawned upon me that it was very funny that I often need a sibling to de-code unclear toddler-speak.

Now what would I do without all my other children, eh?

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Posted by sam

get a universal remote, lah!

Posted by Delci

Sound so familiar!!!!

My girl is like that too!!! And many times I can't really understand and its my older boy who understands. So I will look at him for the 'answer' :P