As an early childhood mental health professional, and a person who stutters (but has it managed now), please ignore it. Model speaking clearly and enunciating, while remaining interesting. Keep regular eye contact. Give extra hugs and love, all day long. Increase talking, reading, and gross motor play. Incorporate gentle sing-song patterns into daily conversation. (“It’s time to EEEEAT! Go find your SEEEAT!” If you suspect there may be anything else medical or emotional going on, please see your doctor. If the hard silent blocks with odd facial expressions, etc persist for many months, look for a SLP *who specializes in dysfluency*. The *proper* early intervention will make a world of difference, and results can probably happen quickly (within a few sessions, likely to be via telehealth). The school district will provide you with a SLP who almost definitely received zero training in dysfluency and will treat it as if it’s an articulation disorder, potentially making the talking-anxiety worse. I had many speech therapists in my life, starting at age 3, including a close family friend, and none had training in dysfluency. It took me years to unlearn what they had taught me.