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Speech Impediments: normal at these ages?

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Out of all my skids, the only one who speaks normally is the eldest, SS9. His younger brother, SS8, still struggles with pronouncing his Rs ... to the point of being teased by his peers. Likewise, the two youngest (SD6 and SS5) cannot pronounce Rs or THs; for example, "thirsty" is pronounced "fiwsty". All 3 are supposedly receiving speech therapy in school, but DH and I haven't seen any improvement and he says that BM is dismissive and disinterested when the topic is broached.