An articulation problem sometimes sounds like baby talk because children do make mistakes and pronounce some sounds and words incorrectly while they are learning to speak. However, words that sound cute when mispronounced by young children can interfer with the communication of older children and are considered a problem if they are mistakes that are not usually made by children of the same age. Most articulation problems are one of three types- 1. Children should be able to say all the sounds of English by 8 years of age. Many children learn these sounds much earlier.
Children learn to make speech sounds gradually and each child learns at a different rate.
Some sounds like p,b,m, and t are usually learned by age 3 or 4 years. Other sounds like r, l, th, and s are learned later and may not be correct until first or second grade. Additionally, try not to interrupt or frequently correct your child. Try to be a good model for your child. When your child says a word wrong repeat the word correctly with emphasis.