Pseudo Stuttering

We actually just talked about this in my SWOSU Language Development class last night. It is pretty normal according to my professor who is head of the psychology department. He also said that sometimes if we try to correct too much that it will end up harming their language development in the long run. Don't worry about it until she is around school age!

I completely agree with what you found in your research. They definitely go through language stages throughout their development. I had one son that did the same thing just to play with the language! As long as she is articulating and learning new words, I wouldn't worry about it. Also, the clumsiness is a sign of growing. There are times when their feet and legs don't balance out with the rest of their bodies, and they go through clumsy spells where they trip or fall a lot. She'll pretty quickly re-adjust and grow out of that. Just beware that they still go through those stages through the teen years! :D

No worries. Sometimes children's thought processes are much faster than their ability to express themselves. My son went through stages of this as well, and I would just gently remind him to slow down and tell me again. I would make sure I was at his eye level and give him my full attention. Your kiddo will grow out of it! :)

NORMAL!!! My daughter is very vocal for her age, and always has been. It seemed like her mind was going so fast that her mouth couldn't keep up with it! Sometimes I would just tell her to stop and take a breath, then start over.
She had phases she would go thru with this. It started for a week , then stopped for a month, started again, stopped again. Going for longer periods when she would stutter. It seemed like she was going thru a growing spurt each time.
Don't worry about it, she'll be fine. She started at around 2 and now that she's turned 3 she doesn't do it anymore!!
Just be patient. Make sure you give her your full attention and let her spit it out. My husband always rushed my daughter or would ignore her because he got frustrated. That just made her more frustrated and she would start the story all over again.
Good luck!

Hi A.. I'm a speech therapist (13 years now), and this is a really common thing. It generally occurs when children are experiencing a "boom" in language or speech, and it seems that literally their little brains are moving faster than their mouths. Some things to do are to just let your child take her time to speak. Finish the sentence for her when she's frustrated, but try to be as patient as possible, when you're able. Model slow, relaxed speech to show you're not rushing her and encourage her to take her time. Generally if the stuttering hasn't disappeared by age 5 or so, then you may want to have her looked at by a speech pathologist/therapist. Also, if it worsens, involves facial or bodily gestures, you may want to seek help earlier.

I noticed my 2.5 yo daughter is doing the same thing: repeating the same word over and over until she finishes the sentence. When I noticed it, I started watching her facial expressions too--and I noticed that it occurs more when she is distracted (looking at something the just flew past for example) or when her face just shows she's very excited to tell her story. So far, I haven't worried about it, although I've noted it in the back of my mind. Most people have shared with me that my daughter is very verbal for her age, and I honestly think this repetition stage is just what other moms have said so far: she's thinking faster than she can get the words out--either because she can't think of the words she needs or she doesn't know them yet. Anyway, keep us posted, as I'm interested in learning what other kids/parents are doing too (if anything).

My son who is 6 now, went through a similiar phase at that age, too. I, found that if I didn't bring attention to it, that it resolved itself.I calmly asked him to stop and think about what he wanted to say, and to slow down, and viola` his ideas were verbalized. He still has times when his mind is going too fast for his mouth. I chalk it up to the fact he has alot to say and is thinking all the time!!! So, be patient and I am sure it will resolve itself.I think that a child goes thru many developmental stages and changes in cycles of 6 months or so..... You will know if your daughter needs any speech therapy if the stuttering is chronic. Relax and put your listening ears on!!

about stuttering: don't correct the child when she talks just let her spit it out at her rate. Also years ago my friend stuttered because her parents made her switch dominant hands. Can't remember the age but usually they outgrow stuttering. It might be a little speech delay thing going on. Watch that. I would ask a professional so that you can get free services by age 3. Speech therapy is a godsend.

Sounds normal to me. Mine always say mama mama mama even though Ive said what what what...

My child is also doing that. She will repeat words over and over and OVER!! And she is will be three in May. Not much help I know, but I hope it makes you feel a littl better.

My now 7 year old daughter used to repeat whole words when she was younger (Probably 3 until 5 or 6). She hasn't done it for probably over a year now. We would tell her to relax, think about the sentence in her head first then say it. That either worked or she out grew it. Hope it helps a little.

My 2.5 year old daughter is doing the same thing. My Parent's as Teachers lady said this is completely normal because they're learning so fast their mouth can't keep up with their thoughts. Maybe ask your daughter to slow down when she starts stuttering. Clumsy - normal too. My Pediatrician said kids tend to teater back and forth between their intellectual learning and their physical learning, so if she's doing well learning new concepts & words her coordination may suffer for a bit. And vice versa if she's learned to ride a bike or hop on one foot the new words she learns may slow down.
I hope that makes sense. Good Luck!
L.

Don't worry, my daughter did the same thing - she will grow out of it. Most importantly, NEVER let anyone make fun of her, or mimic her. That happened to my daughter (from her Aunt!) and I stopped that behavior in its tracks by talking to the Aunt. She'll be ok.

hi,
my son wouldnt talk at that age.
anyway, you can call Sooner Start, they will set up a evaluation of speech, motor and social skills.
If any help is needed they will set it up for you.
All of this is free of charge.
when she turns three, she will qualify to go to pre school.
this is a really good program, we were very pleased.
oh, we were also told our son would "grow out of it"
but we are glad we recieved the help that was available.
be sure and get the paper work started before she turns three.
write me back if you have any questions.
D.

My daughter also started stuttering around the same age. I did take her to a speech therapist at the recommendation of our doctor for about 6 months. He thought she would grow out of it but was a little concerned that she was getting so frustrated trying to get the words out. I honestly don't think the speech therapy did much, if anything. I think, in retrospect, that she just grew out of it on her own.

Not to worry.

My daughter did the same thing - for a couple of months when she was around that age. She's ten now and she hasn't stuttered since she got out of that "stage."

Our pediatrician said that a lot of experts believe that kids this age stutter because they are developing so quickly - it's almost like they stutter because either their brains are working faster than their mouths or because they're trying to talk about something but can't find the work they're looking for (instead of saying "uh" as a filler they use a word.)

Any way, the doctor said to ignore it - that is, don't point out what they're doing and bring it to the child's attention - so that your child doesn't become self concious.

Hope that helps.

C.

My son did the same thing. some kids will grow out of it but I would have your child evaluated. The speech therapist calle my son's problem severe disfluency. He went to speech therapy for about 2 years and then we were able to use the speech therapist at our school. The therapist at school says the fact that we had him in early probably helped him to recover. His speech is fine now with the exception of having trouble not always closing his teeth when making "S" sounds. He's 10 now. I'm glad we went the extra step to be sure.

I see that several of the responses have said their child does the same thing and they will grow out of it. I believe that is true as well in most cases. However, repeating a word over and over is not the same as stuttering the beginning sounds. If this is the case, I would have your child checked out to be sure. Sooner Start can do it and then you'll know for sure.

In the meantime, I would do what someone else suggested and ask her to slow down and tell you again and just don't make a big deal out of it.