commentr/StutterDecember 17, 2019

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Here's a bit about childhood stuttering -- [https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering/](https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering/) It's normal for children 2-6 to go through a phase of it and it works itself out. She's at the tail end of that age so you might want to watch it a bit more closely. They usually say after 6 months of stuttering to be concerned and get help from a speech-language pathologist. What you can do right now is: a) slow your own speech down. If she's getting all amped up and her little mouth can't keep up with her brain it could be causing the stutter. So slowing your pace of speech down a bit, being nice and smooth and clear, etc can help. Many children imitate their speach from others around them, so just by doing that should help her slow her speech down also. b) Possibly look for a speech therapist who is Lidcombe trained (it's a stuttering specialty for kids) --> [http://www.lidcombeprogram.org/?page\_id=296](http://www.lidcombeprogram.org/?page_id=296) c) see if there are any private practices near you that do free screenings (which shouldn't require a doctor's referral). Then at least you're getting the ball rolling and hopefully pointed in the right direction. Hope that helps!

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Causes & Variability

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Situational Variability