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Toddler Vocabulary

They say that when your toddler mispronounces or incorrectly says a word, you should gently correct them so that they will learn. But how can you, when what they is soooo much better than what is intended? dog: akiWe're not entirely sure how Claire got from "dog" to "aki" when the two words are so different. We're guessing that it stems from my sister's dog Dante — Claire somehow had trouble saying "Dante" when she first learned his name, so she started calling him Aki instead. Now, she calls all dogs "aki." monkey: hohoThe name of the monkey in Ni Hao, Kai-Lan is Hoho. Hence, she has started to call all monkeys "hoho." tiger: rintooSee "monkey" and "hoho" above. thank you: ah-kooIs the th sound difficult for all toddlers to...

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