My 5 year old just started occasionally repeating the last syllable he says. If it is a single syllable word, then he repeats the word. The first time he did this was last week. He was telling me how his toy snake was going to "make a nest and lay eggs...eggs...eggs." I am a little worried because this doesn't seem normal to me. We do have a well check-up tomorrow, so I am going to ask the Dr about it. However, I wanted to see if any other moms have experienced this with their children. Is it the sign of a medical problem? Is it a speech issue? Or is it just a quirk that he will grow out of?
Verbal tic. Akin to saying "um" alot, or putting "like" in a sentence. I did it too, from time to time, even repeating a whole phrase. He's learning how language works, trying out what he's saying and how it sounds. He'll probably grow out of it.
BTW, is he a lefty? We lefties are more prone to stuttering, for unknown reasons. Just one of those things, I guess.
It could just be a phase or it might be the first signs of a vocal tic.
My son had a tiny vocal tic for awhile that later disappeared. Ped said they can come and go during a certain age (especially with boys) but I don't totally buy that. His went away after we dealt with a couple of his issues.
Good luck - my ped wasn't very helpful but maybe yours will be.
PS: With my son's tic I learned to never call attention to it - makes it worse (kind of like when someone tells you to NOT clear your throat - then you almost have to do it).
My son who will be 5 in December does this. I asked the doctor and it's totally normal. It's as if he's trying to think of what word to say next and instead of being quiet he uses the last word he said as a filler. Stuttering is when they're physically having trouble saying the word. I usually just tell my son to stop and think what he's going to say. Then he says it perfect. Their brains are processing things faster than they can get them out. Hope this helps!
Yes, my daughter does this because of an information processing issue. It is her way to pause for a second without having a break in the conversation or because she loses track of her thought process. There are many reasons why a child might do this.
My guess is that your pediatrician will ask you to wait for a little while and see what happens because it just started last week. I would go ahead and wait a few weeks, but if it continues, ask for a referal to a speech therapist and find out for sure. I sure would not wait until the next well child visit to bring it up if it continues.
M.
He may just like hearing himself talk...........have you ask him why he is doing it? Has he been somewhere and heard someone else is doing it and he thinks it's cool?
Just politely tell him he doesn't need to repeat, and let it go....for a bit.........ask the Dr. but I'm guessing he's gotten this from something.....maybe a book, a movie or something.
Take care and good luck
Stuttering is very common in preschool-age children. My son often repeats the first syllable. "Le- le- le- leeeeeeeet's go to the library." 95% of kids grow out of it - and for the record, this is not a true stutter. It is because their brains work faster than their tongues at this point.
Ask your pediatrician about it, but most likely it is normal and he will grow out of it.
I think that's an age where they are actually listening to the sounds of the words they use---like they learn a word and use it for years then it hits them. Ever say a familiar word several times in a row and it starts sounding foreign? That's what I mean! :)
Definitely mention it--but I wouldn't mention it in front of your son. call ahead and ask for a few mins before your appt.
