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krellpw
Kid Speak
9 Months, 1 Week ago
So I was chatting with some parent friends online and in person today and we were discussing kidspeak. The words that your kids mangle, but you don't quite have the heart to correct them on because they work for you and your family and they've become part of your household lexicon.

Here's a couple of examples from my home.

As an infant for the longest time Gat was my son's word for cat. Dogs, and all other living things were "got."

As a toddler/preschooler he would use the phrase "I amn't" in place of "I'm not".

And even as a 7yo he still refers to the state where my in-laws live as Yew Nork.

My 2.5 yo daughter currently refers to band-aids as "wam-bams."

So I'll pose the question, what are some of the treasured kidspeak expressions in your home?
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Daddy Clay
Re: Kid Speak
9 Months, 1 Week ago
My oldest pronounced the morning meal: Buff-kissed. Never corrected him.

My daughter didn't say tired, she said "tiren." She would famously stand in her crib and in a high singsong chant, "Daaaady, I'm not tiiiireeeen." We still quote that from time to time.
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krellpw
Re:Kid Speak
9 Months, 1 Week ago
Great examples. Thanks for sharing.

Know exactly what you mean about not correcting them. We don't directly correct them either.

We sometimes would repeat back correctly what they were trying to say, to give them a chance to hear it used properly, but never as a correction.

Even now I cringe a bit internally for the youth lost when my son corrects himself on the Yew Nork v. New York thing. It's like I can see his childhod evaporating right before my eyes.

And yes, I think "I amn't" and "wam bams" are going to be fixtures in our family language for a long time coming.
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Daddy Brad
Re:Kid Speak
9 Months ago
Those are great. I always am a little sad when the correct pronunciation begins!

In our home a few are: efelants, aminals, bahbush (toothbrush)
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krellpw
Re:Kid Speak
9 Months ago
Daddy Brad -- great additions. Thanks for sharing!
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krellpw
Re:Kid Speak
2 Months, 2 Weeks ago
Had some recent additions in our house that I wanted to add here.

Lil Bit (age 3) after a meal of chocolate milk and frozen blueberries..."Daddy, do I have a mess-tache?" Me: "Yes, Baby. A mess-tache is exactly right."

Whirlwind (age 8) discussing horses..."Dad, do you prefer Morgans, or Appoo-sa-las?" Me: "Appaloosas?" Whirlwind: "Yeah, Appoo-sa-las. It's a horse, Dad. I like Morgans, they're more graceful." Me: "Yeah, I know what it is. I just never gave it much thought. But I think I prefer Appoo-sa-las."
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T.Low
Re:Kid Speak
2 Months, 1 Week ago
My 15 month old has a floppy stuffed animal piggy sorta thing. It reminds me of 10" tall San Diego Chicken for some reason so that is my mind set when I'm in charge of making Piggy come alive. She get's excited and yells " Diggy!Diggy!".

Most of Oliva's words still sound like dada. She knows a dozen baby signs and speaks a lot, but not usually real words. I know I am really going to miss this stage.

My parents still remind me of when I used to say Philly-adelphia when we took my dad to the airport from Jersey when i was a toddler.
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