Talkers - the "r" sound

raya

THose of you who have talkers - if your LO says any "r" words, can they make that sound yet or do they pronounce it like "w"? I remember my sister as a kid siad "Boogew King" instead of "Burger Kind" because she couldn't say her "r" sound yet, but now she says it fine. DS says "brrrrr" when it's cold out, but it sounds like "bewwww". I think it's adorable but wondering if that's common to have a hard time with that sound early on or if it indicates he'll have trouble with it for a while. Either way, it's fracking adorable.

auburnbride2be

DD says it like a w. It's very cute. I think someone told me this is a common thing. She says Eawww instead of Ear  

MaybeABaby?

There are different norms out there, but most of them don't have kids typically saying /r/ correctly until at least 5... I wouldn't worry!

(I'm a speech pathologist!)

ajanes

It's totally normal.  I'm not a SLP but I *believe* it isn't considered a problem until like 3rd grade. Getting the "R" sound is one of the last ones to develop.

pawleygirl77

JD doesn't really say many "r" sounds right now but I had trouble with it well into elementary school. I had to go to speech therapy every day, which I hated with a passion, and it just kind of corrected itself after my parents took me out of therapy. I guess I was in second or third grade when I could finally say the "r" sound.

GukesMary

Yup, my DD does this too.

violetvirgo

it depends on the word.  dd will say "good guwl" but say "rrrrain"  she does say "grrrr" when refering to the dog.  it seems to only be when teh "r" is between other letters.

i've never really thought much about ti though. 

mabst196

She can say r but doesn't always use it properly. Some words she can get the r in there, but some she can't.

reticent

/r/ is a sound they tend to develop later.  I think it's developed around 3?

raya

MaybeABaby?:

There are different norms out there, but most of them don't have kids typically saying /r/ correctly until at least 5... I wouldn't worry!

(I'm a speech pathologist!)

Good to know - I wasn't too worried, just curious. Thanks!