My son has suddenly started stuttering

[km276]

All of a sudden my 28month old son has started stuttering - I have no idea why. I have read that it is quite normal for some toddlers to stutter - but if anyone has advice on dealing with it that would be great.  Should I be correcting him or asking him to speak clearly? Or just ignore it for a while.

Does anyone else have toddlers who stutter/have stuttered? How long before they grow out of it???

[Kyles Mom]

I would advice to ignore and not make a fuss at all infront of him cos this wil make him nervous and worsen it obviously

in the meanwhile u can give him cod liver oil, this helps even in extreme cases, i had a cousin stutter around 3yrs so bad that he couldnt talk and my aunt gave him cod liver oil out of a sggestion made by a friend, and now my cousin chats non stop tht people have to ask him to shut up!!! XD

[L and J]

I have the same problem with my 28 months daughter and I know she does to imitate the brother of 10 months. I believe it will pass.

[cp]

I remember reading in a forum (can’t remember which one) about a mom who got her daughter to stop stuttering within a few weeks by getting her to crawl around a few times a day.  I can’t remember where she got her idea from.  I guess there is no harm giving it a try.  Good luck.

[Krista G]

Half of my kids went through this and they all grew out of it.  It usually starts around that age.  I just ignored it or told them to slow down and repeat it.  I think that their brains are working so fast and they can't get the words out fast enough.  That has been my experience.

[km276]

Krista - How long does it take them to grow out of it?

Tellinh him to slow down has made a huge difference - he'll repeat what he's saying without any stuttering!

[Kyles Mom]

yes, i too have heard its a phase, but there are extreme cases  have seen, in my son's case i am not soo worried cos i can see its cos he wanna say it all in one go and if hes asked to slow down it works big time.... at times when I am talking with another and he wanna say something he goes, mummi wait ky wants to say something and then start stuttering!!! i mean he asks me to wait in normal n then he needs to hurry and say what he want to say which cause the stuttering!

[marimari]

According to a specialist, the child can pass by this phase of stuttering in a period of 8 months, it is important to say that each case is different and it disappear naturally. The parents can´t help the child to talk, or say something like: "speak slowly", "breaf deep", etc. This kind of help can be a pressure to them.

[kizudo]

I just did a forum search on "stuttering" as my son just started this three days ago.  The little boy we woke up to today was so different than who we know him as.  Today his stuttering was way, way worse - even more stuttering than the last three days. 

I'm happy for all of you who have used the "just slow down" method, but the majority of websites suggest that YOU as the parent slow down and not to use those words with your child.  They say, in a nutshell, focus on the child, make eye contact, don't interrupt or finish for them, make them feel that whatever it is that they want to say is worth waiting for.  They say once the child is done to repeat the sentence saying something like "That's right!  The dog IS running quickly!" or whatever the child just said - to confirm to the child that you were actually listening.

As for me and my husband, we are trying to be calm even though we hope and pray that this is not a "lifetime" thing but, as with many toddlers, will grow out of it!

[Mandy]

The crawling thing makes sense. That is a Doman strategy, you can read about it in his physically superb book. If it just happened overnight - could it be related to a vaccine? Just something to think about.

[km276]

Hi All,

My son hasn't had a vaccine recently so I doubt its that.  Its probably a developmental thing - which has improved considerably by just asking him to slow down.  I don't think I've applied any pressure on him by saying this.

I'm intrigued about the crawling link - can anyone summarise why thsi works please?

[kizudo]

Yes, I, too, would like to hear more about the crawling bit.  I've googled so many different words to try to find links to theories about this but can't find a single thing!  None-the-less, we've been crawling for the last few days - my knees are SO sore!  Just a few minutes on the carpet have given me rug burn!

I've also heard about using a chiropractor for this.  Apparently, back 60 some years ago my dad stuttered and his mom took him to a chiropractor...and then yesterday my husband heard that a co-worker's cousin did this with her son and had success.  When I called to book an appointment for later this week the receptionist was very, very familiar with this type of request.  They, apparently, see many, many children for this reason.  I'm looking forward to the appointment as I'm having a hard time watching him as he struggles - yesterday we all had a meltdown because of it (not in front of him).

[km276]

Kizudo,

I know how you feel - having a hard time about it...Please do let us know how the appointment with the chiropractor goes.

[nhockaday]

Re: crawling. these might help.
http://www.brillbaby.com/teaching-baby/physical-development/baby-crawling.php
http://forum.brillkids.com/teaching-your-child-other-topics/crawling-is-it-important/

[kmum]

Here is a link to the Child Brain forum.  This forum used to be very active before they had a major crash, you may not get many replies if you post a question, however, if you check their archives, there is an amazing volume of knowledge.

http://www.childbrain.org/home.html

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