How do I get my 2 year old to pronounce a specific word?

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My 2 year old refuses to say milk instead he says ( COW).  Whenever he wants milk this is what he says.  Mom, I want cow? at first I thought that it was funny and cute however, He will start school next year and I want him to be able to say it correctly.  The good thing is that he is able to identify the milk with a cow.
My son is very smart and he knows all of his animals, well not all most of them.  I know that I am moving a little fast but he is the one that is picking up really fast with alot of things.  I have 5 children and they was not as fast to know animals it took them about 3 to 4 years old.  It is not really a big deal however, I just want him to say milk instead of Cow.. Has this happened to anyone else, if yes how did you get him or her to listen?

Thank you for reading and responding...

momoftwo · Accepted Answer

See if he'll just say milk, sort of a repeat after me sort of thing.  Once you hear him say it just one time.....demand he say milk before you give him anything to drink. He'll quickly get the picture.

shazcaad · Answer

Try this, when he says "I want cow" say "sorry we don't have any cow" and then without saying anything get out the milk bottle.  When he sees it and says or gestures that that is what he wants then you say "oh you wanted this, this is milk".  It sounds silly and you may have to go through the whole process a bunch of times but eventually he will get tired of the process and just start asking for milk as he will get it quicker.

4AngelGrls · Answer

Children learn to speak by watching your mouth and hearing the "noise" that comes out. If you want him to pronounce milk, make sure he is looking at you when you are saying it and speak clearly. Let him know that if he wants milk, he must refer to it as milk, not cow.

lovejuice · Answer

dont make a big thing of it and dont try to correct him, just use the word milk yourself all the time. if he says i want some 'cow' just answer, ok sweetie ill get you a glass of milk, gosh you really like milk dont you... etc etc, he should eventually get the hang of it.

? · Answer

I wouldn;t worry about it. My child went through a phase of calling me by my first name...she grew out of it...2 is small still. Just refer to it as milk all the time.

barbiedoll8436 · Answer

Next time he says he wants cow, get him the milk & say 
what is it that you want. & he's going to say cow, then
you say no it's nilk. & repeat the prosess when he finally says
he wants milk then you give it to him. repeat the same process
if he doens't get it right the first time. (:

William W · Answer

Just be patience! One step at a time. Relax, Everythings will just run along with the kids. that is Life!

Linda R · Answer

I had this issue with my first born.  Unless he asked for some thing properly and clearly.........he did not get it.  I would just walk away and ignore him...........finally he would come up to me and say it properly and clearly...........then I'd give it to him.

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