My 2-year-old son uses short phrases like “Want food” rather than complete sentences. Why is he doing this?
Two-year-olds’ sentences are very different from those of older kids and adults. “When a 2-year-old says ‘I see truck’ rather than ‘I can see the truck,’ he’s using what’s known as telegraphic speech, which means he’s using only the parts he needs to get his point across,” Dr. Meltzoff says. To encourage your child to speak in full sentences, repeat what he says in correct sentence form. By age 3, most children stop using telegraphic speech.
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