Almost 3 Year Old Daughter Using Wrong Verbs?

Yes, correct her, but don't make a big deal about it. Just repeat what she said, but using correct English. She will soon know the right way to say things. If you don't correct her, she will think what she is saying is right; then when she goes to kindergarten it will be hard for her to learn correct English. Good luck!

Most kids do this. When she says "Yes, it are." I'll just say, "uh, huh, it sure is." Not a forced correction, just saying it right. She'll get it. My daughter says, "it's so cute aren't it?" lol.

I just read about this. And while I WAS correcting my son what I read said not to, that with your own language, they will learn the correct way on their own.

She's just figuring things out. Don't constantly correct her. Just make sure you use correct grammar with her.

My son turned three in August and is/was doing the same thing. We gently remind him every so often to say I instead of Me ect..., and he's been catching on and even correcting himself. She'll pick up on what you're saying to her and she'll get it. Every kid is different so try not to compare her to her siblings.

It's normal. She'll figure it out as she gets older and hears other people speaking correctly.

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It's not done by all children, but it's not unusual. Your girl is very young, and her brain is still figuring out how speaking English works. How many adults are (or ought to be) still working on that? Speak to her correctly, and soon she will start to copy you. If you feel you must correct, correct very gently. She may not understand the correction right away. Patience, patience.

That is totally normal. I wouldn't correct her, just say it back the correct way. I have super smart 4 year olds in my class that still say some funny stuff like "Oh no! I falled" and I will just say "Oh no! You fell? Did it hurt?"

With some kids, if you correct them it will make them self conscious. Your daughter is still young and it is nothing to worry about.

My nearly-5 grandson still scrambles irregular verbs (I "goed," instead of I went, for example) but it's normal and not a worry. English is a pretty irregular language, and kids do figure it out.

My grandson has begun to catch himself and quickly self-correct some of his verb usage. The more he hears the language spoken correctly, the faster this will happen. So instead of making him uncomfortable about having made a mistake, I just work the correct word into my response, "Really, you went to the park? What fun, I went yesterday, too!"

I'd correct her, otherwise she wont know she's saying it incorrectly.

just jently remind her the correct way, something i did with my daughter was corrected her then had her repeat the correct way each time i corrected her BUT i didn't constantly correct her...nothing major, and quite common

Please correct it! Bad grammar runs rampant! My daughter is almost 7 and I always taught her how to speak correctly. She only started sprinkling her vocabulary with wrong verbs when she started school (go figure). Yes, do correct her so she doesn't fall in the rut of everyone else that can't speak correctly.

One thing that you need to know is that you are your child's first teacher. There is nothing wrong with correcting her. Just repeat her statement and put in the correct verb. Have her repeat it back to you and then she will catch on. I home schooled my children for 15 years and I still have to do this with one of my kids. Not necessarily verbs but other words. It's much easier to teach them now than when they are older.

Don't worry about it. Just correct her nicely. I have a 4 year old daughter who uses words in the wrong place. She does the same with am, are, and putting ed at the end of a sentence. I just correct her and she repeats the correct way back to me or my husband. She is also learning new words and tries to use them, but unknowingly uses them incorrectly. I am just glad that she is trying. Your daughter (as well as mine) will eventually get it. Just be patient with her.

Good luck!