Stuttering in a 2.5 Year Old

a lot of times this is BECAUSE they are so articulate and have such good vocabularies - i know mine did this around this age, and it was because his brain was working faster than his mouth could. i would just get down on his level and take his hands, get him to look me in the eye and take a deep breath. then think about what he wanted to say, and try again. it worked, and he got over it after awhile. just another phase!

This could be related to his age, at this time little kids minds are thinking faster than they can get the words out so you will hear stuttering. Just try not to get upset and allow the child time to speak their mind.

He is perfectly normal he has lots to say a mouth full of words but has the inability to stop & speak slowly he wants to pour it all out at once as his mind is working so fast his mouth is trying to keep up.You said so yourself he's excitied & tryiing to talk to fast this will pass as for you mom tell him that we can sit down & i'll listen to you remind him to slow down speak slower that your here to understand what all he has to say.
He is turning 3 soon so you can bring this up with his ped at that time,more than likely it's no issues that kids will outgrow this.My first 2 did the exact same ting at this age they are now 7 & 4 & nolonger stutter while talking excited or not it went away it only lasted a few months.But if the ped. is worried about it beign something else you'll get referred

We went through this, and it is something than lots of kids go through. Their brains are working faster than their mouths can and they just can't get the words out fast enough.

In terms of people laughing at him, I would model for them. When your son starts this, just get on eye level with him and say, "Take your time Joe," so that they know that you are being patient with letting him finish his thoughts and express his words.

I also wanted to add that stuttering can become a problem when people over correct and cause anxiety about a child's speech.

kick those adults! Yes, I have seen it clear up on it's own. I have also seen it stop/start with growth/development. Just keep an eye on it & try to get your child to slow down as he's trying to speak. That usually helps.

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This website says that as long as it does improve (i.e. he stutters on new words but not ones he knows well) and does not last longer than 6 months, all young kids stutter when learning to speak. One of my daughters started a lot of words with "Bee", like the beeputer for computer. My other daughter slissed her words a lot, for about a year. Neither had speech therapy, neither had lasting effects. One of our daughters has just been diagnosed (age 9) with dyslexia (the one who used bee for lots of words). If you are concerned I would ask the pediatrician for a referral for a speech therapist to test him. A preschool may also have such a therapist on staff or on call. Finally, I would let the more frequent visitors know that he is learning to speak and while some sounds may seem funny you would prefer it they did not point that out to him. I do remember us laughing at some of the stuff my kids would say, either the way they pronounced or what they said, and it seems to not have had any lasting effect. If someone laughed EVERY time you say something I think it would make me feel self conscious though. Good luck.

get him evaluated my so stutters when lying but this sounds more frequent and needs to be addressed by an slp get ahold of eci through yourschool system

Take your kid with a speech specialist, my son was like that for more than months, if you don't get the help he needs, he will grow up embarrased, specially if you said people laugh, it's the worst thing an adult could do, please be proactiv and take him to professionals, not your pediatrician, my experience is that is why we have the specialist, now my son with therapy and all the family with advice, he is talking better , read the website about the stuttering

My son is 4, and he still does this even though we know he can talk normally. We asked his ped about it at his 3yr appointment. She assured us that it was completely normal; that sometimes kids' brains work faster than their mouths. If you're truly concerned about it, ask his ped :)

I agree he will likely grow out of it. At that age, his brain is working faster than his mouth can keep up with.

If you are still concerned, once he turns 3 contact your local elementary school and ask how you go about having him evaluated. School districts usually have several speech professionals on staff and most of the services are free.

the same thing has happened to my daughter, she get so excited and she just cant get it out, it started to be an issue when her daycare teacher, started saying jokingly things about it, and i was not very appreicated of i. so i started telling my daughter to calm down and talk slowly, and it has helped alot.

best of luck

Don't worry - it's totally normal. His brain is processing things so quickly and his mouth simply can't keep up. My son (who's now 4.5) did this and he has no stutter now. And my daughter (who's 2.5) is in the stuttering stage too. She often repeats a word 10 times before she gets out what she wants to say. For peace of mind, you can always check with your pediatrician. At the 3 yr check up, he/she will be sure to catch any possible issues. As for the adults who are starting to laugh at him...I think it's important to tell people not to laugh. You don't want to make your son self-conscious. If you have to, pull them aside and tell them that he's at the stuttering stage, that it's totally normal and that it is very important that they not make him self-conscious. They have to patiently wait for your son to get out what it is he wants to say. Be as forceful as you have to with people as making your son self-conscious could contribute to stuttering actually becoming a true issue.

I don't know if this will help or not.....but years ago I was at a medical camp and there was also a Physical Therapy convention going on, and one of the main speakers was talking about a very successful PT regime they had been using for stuttering. I was very interested because I stuttered terribly as a child and did not have parents who cared or did anything and it embarrassed me my entire life.

The treatment was: get down on all fours and crawl around like a baby. By crawling, you are forcing the brain to communicate across the midline.

Guess what, I went home, gave it a try, and voila!!!! I don't stutter anymore....I am not kidding. Under extreme stress I will still get stuck on certain words, but nothing like it used to be.

It's so simple, it's certainly worth giving it a go.

Both of my twins do the same thing, and I had the exact same thought. My husband was talking to a speech pathologist one day, and she said its normal. They think faster than they can get the words out, and it hangs them up. My kids are 3 1/2 now (but it started around 2 1/2) and now their fine. Your child is still getting used to using his speech/words. Don't worry :)

My daughter has been going through this as well. I started at about 2.5 and it comes and goes. I also notice that it happens more when she is tired. Her pre school has a speech therapist come in 1x per year. Last year, we had her evaluated and they said that if it's not the first letter of first sound of the word, it is probably not going to be a problem. My daughter will get stuck on whole words or even short phrases. They also said to not draw attention to it and to let her finish her thought.

I was concerned because my older brother had a bad stutter when he was younger and my husband also. They also said that we should just be proactive and if it changes or becomes a problem, we could get her re-evaluated.

I think the evaluation was 25.00 which I thought was reasonable for peace of mind :)

My son had the same problem, I think close to this age. It went away on its own after a few months. I was worried I have to say but it ended up being fine. Hopefully that happens for you too.

My 4 year old went through this to. Our ped said it was totally normal and our daycare lady said the same also. My son would do it for a few months and then stop and then start again, etc. I wouldn't worry about it now. The advice we got was to ignore it and it will go away faster. Worked for us.

Hi T.,
When my son was that age, he did the same thing. I was also worried and he totally grew out of it...he is five. Although I am not sure if growing out of it is the right term because I think it is normal. I think by the time he was reaching four, it subsided. His brain was definitely too fast for his mouth. He still talks constantly, it just seems that both caught up to each other. His five year girl cousin still though has issues getting her sentences started but she is totally fine too. I would certainly be embarrassed for those adults who laugh...although I am sure your son is adorable and that is why they are laughing because he is so darn cute, but if not, make it clear to them that they are super inappropriate.

Both of my kids did that at that age. I was very concerned because my husband will sometimes do that when he gets nervous. We took my oldest to the Dr and he told me that their brain is processing 2x faster then his mouth can produce. He told me it would pass and it did. I have numerous friends who went through the same thing and I told them what my Dr said and it then did pass too. I wouldn't get too worried about it.

Good Luck

If he is still stuttering, or if it returns, get help through The Stuttering Foundation at www.stutteringhelp.org.

This is VERY Normal at this age. His brain is wokring faster than his mouth and tongue. He has so much to say and so many new words Do NOT make a big deal out of it or you will cause problems. Adults who laugh at small children are not adults but tall immature children who should be avoided. Make better friends

at age 3 you can have your son evaluated at the local school district. If they think its a problem they will hopefully be able to offer some therapy.

Does UC Davis offer a speech therapy major? You might check with them to see if they could help you.

I don't think I would worry about it too much unless it persists.