My three year old daughter has started to stick her tongue out an awful lot lately - coupled with dribbling. However, the dribbling is not a concern as it is very limited. My daughter is under a speech and language therapist but we are still waiting for an assessment to be conducted in a nursery environment. Her speech is Okay to be fair. However, compared to her piers it is delayed.
Hello, I can understand your concern. As your daughter is three years old, this is the age she might be getting lots of baby teeth in her mouth. Due to this new development, it is normal that kids at this age stick their tongue out often and also experience excessive salivation. It will stop as soon as all teeth will develop, her mouth will grow, and she will get accustomed to teeth in mouth. As your daughter is already under speech and language therapist, you can wait for their assessment as sometimes kids develop speech later, but there is nothing abnormal about it. In addition, you can get her tongue checked by the dentist for any long frenulum that may tie the tongue and not let it move freely to talk. If the tongue is normal, her hearing is fine and the speech therapist passes her as fine, then there is nothing to worry about, and you should wait for her to develop speech and language. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. Take care. Best,