I just noticed in the last few days that my two-and-a-half year-old has started stuttering, particularly when saying the "m" sound, as in "My, my, my, my, my going up the stairs." It's like he's stuck in a loop when making the "m" sound, then finally gets off it and moves on to the next word. He doesn't seem to notice it himself (I guess, although hard to know with a child that age) and it hasn't limited his constant, happy chatter.
What's strange is that it has really JUST started, and I'm a little concerned because it seems to be getting worse daily. When it started, everything in his life was the same as always; since then, his grandparents who normally watch him have gone on a planned vacation for the last two days, so he's gone to daycare for two days and LOVING it. He hasn't seemed to mind the change at all. Could the stuttering have started because he knew grandma and grandpa would be gone and that bothered him on some level (although nothing else would indicate concern on his part). Is stuttering even tied to emotional distress, as I've always heard?
Is this actually stuttering? Is there something that I can/should do? So far I just act as though his speech is normal so as not to draw attention to him about it.
Anyone know about a child as young as this stuttering?
Thanks.
Both of my kids did it and the Dr told me it is very normal & common. He explained that their brain is processing all these thoughts 10x faster than their little mouth can spit out.
My daughter was also diagnosed with apraxia and when she was in speech therapy the therapist also reassured me that is was very normal.
But maybe just for peace of mind ask your dr at your childs next appointment.
Good Luck!
Don't make a big deal about it, and it will pass. My son will be 3 in May and at about 2 1/2 years he started to stutter as well. We were at our Pediatrician for my other son that same week and so I asked him on the side, (not wanting to let my 2.5 year old know I was concerned).
He pretty much said that it was his brain thinking SO fast that his mouth couldn't keep up. We would totally notice it more if he was more excited too. Anyway, I totally believe that was the case. He has been learning so many new things so fast...he couldn't ask new questions fast enough, or tell Daddy what he had done that day, fast enough. Does that sound like your little boy?
Anyway, the Doc said to leave it alone and not to make a big deal about it, and it will pass, and it pretty much has. We rarely hear it anymore...unless he is SUPER excited. Good luck!
When I was doing daycare I watched a little girl who went through a stuttering phase. She was around 2 or 3 years old at the time. She outgrew it after a few months. It also seemed to just start up on its own.... I always asked her to just slow down when she was trying to say something. It seemed to help a little. She never had to do speech or anything because the stuttering got better on its own.
Hi S.
Keep doing what your doing and it will pass it is just a phase his mouth needs to catch up with his brain.
