2Yr Old Stuttering

The rule of thumb is to wait unless your child has been stuttering for more then 6 months. Many times they will wait until the child is 5 or 6 because many children do out grow it and there is no easy fix for "true" stuttering. My daughter also stuttered when she was younger and the first thing the speech thearpist said to us was, stop talking so fast. We never realized how fast we talked and she of course was trying to talk like mom and dad. Also singing can help. When singing they are more relaxed. Another thing we used to do was play language games. Like when zipping her coat we would sound out the beginnig sound while we were zipping her coat. Like zzzzzzzzzzzzipper or putting on her shoes, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhoes. She out grew the stuttering soon after we started talking slower to her. Be careful when you are reading to your child also. Remember to read slow and clear.

T., I wouldn't worry about it too much (although it's hard not to right now). My son who is now 4 went through the same thing when he was 2. He could barely get a sentence out without stuttering and he was getting very frustrated. I talked to a friend of mine who said her son had gone through the exact same thing too about that age. It took about a month or so but he just stopped doing it. I think his mouth couldn't keep up with how quickly his brain was going and it just came out as stuttering. We just tried to be calm about it and help him along when he was doing it and it just stopped one day.

Good luck!

D.

Hi T.,
Many children go through a "normal" phase of dysfluency (stuttering) between the ages of about 2-4 (sometimes even 7) as they are developing language. It is usually sporadic and the child is unaware of them. Some red flags for true stuttering vs. normal dysfluency are if the child: is visibly reacting to the stuttering, struggling or tremoring, repeating more than just the initial sound of the word and adding the "uh" sound (for example...buh, buh, buh, bottle).

If you are concerned, I would suggest mentioning it to your pediatrician , as early intervention is key for speech/language.

Hope this helps! :)

You should bring it up with your dr. at his next check up. My sister was a stutterer when she was gowing up. She is 23 now and she grew out of it. The dr told my mom that her mind is going faster than her mouth can get everything out that she wants to say. Now things are different with children so I would mention it. just incase here could be something going on. Good luck

I would mention this to your Doctor. He or she my recommend seeing a speech therapist. If there is a problem the earlier you get diagnosed the better.
You could also call the local school District and ask them if there is a testing facility for this in your area. I know when my son way having problems with speech, they sent me to the Special Ed. department for free testing. Found out what the problem was and we took care of it. It was his ears, got it taken care of and had no problems since.

Wish I could help you more.

It sounds like you are describing developmental stuttering...many children will stutter for up to 3-6 months while they are developing their speech and language skills...like someone else said at age 2 it shouldn't be a huge concern...one thing to keep in mind...don't bring any attention to it and don't tell him to slow down..just let him explore all the great sounds he's discovering..often this occurs when little ones are experiencing a speech explosion. As a speech therapist I would not think you need to worry at this point.

B.