Does he do this on purpose?

Question

My little brother is 4. if he trys saying "i want a sucker" then he says "i want a f*cker" does he do this on purpose or is there acutaly a problem with the way he talks?

Answer 1

have him try other words that begin with s. if he says those just fine then he is probably doing it on purpose. If he says those words with an f sound then its a speech problem that he will probably outgrow. my 2yo says his f'swith a b sound so when he says fish it sounds like b*tch

Answer 2

yes its common and he doesnt mean anything by it. Just ignor the bad word and correct him.

EX; Hes says- "I want a F****r"

        You say -   "yes i know you want a SUCKER"

Try that

Answer 3

Hehe, don't worry about it. As inappropriate as it may be, many children cannot interpet words correctly until they are a little bit older. Tell him its wrong though, and each time he says "sucker" and not the other, treat him. Give him a cookie or something. It's not bribing, but it's the easy way for children to understand certain things better.

Answer 4

What do you do when he says the f-word? If you freak out and act all crazy then he may keep saying it just to see you act nuts. Or he could just have a problem with his s', which time and/or speech classes can solve.

Answer 5

Lol, he light just have problem with saying "S".

My brother had the same problem.

Answer 6

My parents tell me I had the same problem at that age.  I grew out of it, your brother will, too.