To promote language development during this stage, model good speech habits by speaking clearly, looking at them in the eye, refraining from interrupting, and giving them a chance to talk.
You can also expand on what they say to give them an idea of more complex ways to articulate their ideas and requests. Ask your child lots of questions and encourage their questions too to keep the dialog going.
By the time they're 30 to 36 months old, about 90% of what children say is grammatically correct.
The mistakes they make are usually things like adding -ed to irregular verbs to form the past tense. For instance, they might say "I falled down" instead of "I fell down."
But learning to speak is quite the challenge, so no wonder they make bigger mistakes as well. And if the hiccups turn out to be as amusing as the ones in these pictures, they will probably live within the kid's family lore for a very long time!
