Should a 2 year old be able to say their own name?

Babies often understand and even respond to their names between 4 and 6 months old, but they typically won't say their name until they're between 18 and 24 months old. We would expect a typically-developing toddler to be able to clearly and consistently say their full name between 2 and 3 years old.

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3 Easy Ways to Help Your Child Say Their Name

Okay, by now, you’ve downloaded the toddler talking milestones and you know that saying their name is an age- and developmentally-appropriate goal for your child. Here are 3 ways to encourage this new skill: Making a photo book is a really sweet way to help your child to say their name, and the names of others, a little faster. We find these little books to be such a hit with the kids we work with!

How To Do It:

To make a photo book, you just, well... make a photo book! A simple little book full of pictures of family members or people your child sees often is perfect. Just be sure to include several pictures of each person, so you can repeat everyone’s names (including your child’s name) multiple times. We typically buy little plastic photo books at the dollar store or Amazon, but you can also order these really nice children’s photo albums from pinhole press. Once you’ve got your book made, you can go through it together as often as you want, pointing to people and saying their names as you go. Remember, this isn’t a keepsake album, so it doesn’t need to be fancy at all. Think of it more as a toy that they can look at daily! And even take out and about with them in the stroller or car seat. Look through the book together daily and say everyone’s name a little bit more slowly and more exaggerated than you typically would if you were speaking normally. It helps the words stand out!

#2 Play The “What’s Your Name?” Game

“What’s your name? Laaaaaaaureeeeen!”

“What’s your name? Heeeeenrryyyyy!”

Repeat this little game throughout the day, so they get lots of practice with it. Slowing down their name a bit will help make it easier for your child to say. And, by repeating this game and saying “What’s your name?”, your child will eventually be able to anticipate what comes next: their name! Overtime, they’ll be able to participate, by saying their name on their own.

#3 Use A Nickname

Some names are just harder to say than others! And if your child has a name that’s harder to pronounce, it may be part of the reason why they haven’t said it yet. Different speech sounds develop at different stages of speech development. Babies typically say easier sounds, like “b” and “m”, much earlier—even while they’re babbling! While harder-to-say sounds, like “w” “j,” “z,” “sh,” and “th” might not come until your child is 3 or 4. So by nature, some names (like Zoey, Shepherd, Thatcher, Wyatt, Asher, etc.) will naturally be more difficult for little ones to say than others.

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