Here's one I've never really noticed in toddlers before and I've never read about it specifically, that I recall.
Selina is really exploding with language these days. I have lost track of the words she knows and she will repeat any word you tell her to repeat--usually quite accurately, in fact. But as she picks up language on her own, Cole and I have just noticed a pattern. She focuses on the end of words rather than the beginning like most kids seem to do. This explains "Bear Pooh." Because I usually say, "It's Pooh Bear!" then Selina says "bear!" and I say "Pooh!" So she picked it up "Bear Pooh."
Likewise, Selina calls herself "eena," calls babysitter J by the last 2 (of 3) syllables of his name, calls Cole-Mom "m-mom" and calls Mama Shannon "nyan-nyan."
My first thought was that maybe it was a hearing thing--maybe she doesn't notice someone is speaking at first and then once she realizes they are, she's catching the end of the word. But that doesn't jive with her very clear speech when she does speak.
So, anybody ever experience this with a kid before? Or read about it anywhere? Or do you suppose it's just an odd little quirk of Selina's?
