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Toddler Stutter

Toddler Stutter Hi everyone, about a month ago my 2.75 year old son developed a stutter. At first it was small but has gotten worse recently and increased at a faster rate since we've all been quarant...

Dont make a big deal out of it, dont get angry at him. reinforcing that the stutter, is an issue can makes things a lot worse. I think this is why mine stuck around into adulthood...

As others have said, seeing a speech pathologist for a formal evaluation is the best way to go. Lots of factors can come into play when it comes to whether a stutter in a young child is a cause for co...

I’m a speech-language pathologist, and his disfluency could be environmental and resolve itself once things go back to “normal,” or it could be developmental (his age and gender are most common in dev...

The type of therapy I do for preschoolers who stutter (usually the Lidcombe method or a modified version) is much more about parent and family coaching and training, so yes, I do think it would work! ...

It may be with looking into in regards to a head injury. I'm saying this next thing to you as a father and a stutterer: be calm. Be calm for him. There are far more resources available to you than th...

It could be a phase. I believe as kids go through language gains, they can sometimes have a short term stutter. Or it could be stress related? If it continues, you could look into speech therapy. My...

Has he suffered any type of head injury recently? I am a life long moderate-to-severe stutterer but my kids are not. At least until my 14 year old son sustained a concussion last fall. He is almost fu...

4 y/o sudden increased stutter

4 y/o sudden increased stutter Hi all- amidst the COVID19 crisis, I’m unsure of where to turn. Almost a month ago I reached out to my 4 year old sons pediatrician in regards to a recently developed st...

I think your ideas are right on target. One thing I would add is helping the parents become good listeners to the childs experiences of stuttering during the day. I find when working with teenagers an...

I have no idea what pressured speech is, but generally, pressure and tension INCREASE stuttering. Make sure you show your kid support and PATIENCE. Don't rush him/her. Most importantly, don't make hi...

Time wise, I don’t know if this is possible for you, but if you really want to make headway with this kid, your best bet would be to try and become friends and transcend beyond your official tutor sta...

When my daughter was 2-years old, we had our son. For the first two years of her life there was not one day that she was separated from her mother. When our son was born, my wife spent 5-days at the b...

Thanks for the resources! We did books for our alone times tonight. Asking him questions, asking him to describe the scene, etc etc. He did really well, he's very imaginative so he had no problem mak...

Stuttering is not an end all be all. The vast majority of children outgrow it. Yes It can be tiring to listen to a stutterer speak. I was in college when I met someone else who stuttered for the fir...

>And we've started praising the (few) times where he has smooth speech. I don't mean to sound rude, and I don't mean to alarm you, but - please don't do that. Don't just praise situations with flu...

Looking for suggestions and personal experiences, my 3.5 yr old son is developing a quite severe stutter, it has me feeling defeated

Looking for suggestions and personal experiences, my 3.5 yr old son is developing a quite severe stutter, it has me feeling defeated Venting wall of text incoming, sorry. I have a pair of 3.5 yr old...

Don't mention it unless he does. If you and him have a good rapport and you don't look at him strangely when he stutters or avoid him, and if you approach him to make conversation, that'a reassurance ...

Look into some fun math games and activities. This would not only help you reach the math area you are trying to target, but would also aide the relationship process. I’m a special education teacher...

In my experience, the people I stutter around the least are the people that I am the most comfortable around. There is a huge drop in my stutter just within the first few minutes of talking to someone...