Stuttering Is Normal Part of Development, but I Need Reassurance.....

My oldest daughter was a stutterer. When she was in kindergarten we talked to her teacher about it. She said we shouldn't worry about it unless she hadn't grown out of it by the time she was around seven, then she should see a speech therapist.

She did eventually grow out of doing it and to hear her talk now you would never know that she ever stuttered. What we did to help her was when she started "I,I,I,I" we would have her stop and speak slowly. This seemed to help her brain catch up with her mouth.

Good Luck!

My daughter is 28 months and she is in that phase now. She stutters on the letter M. when she says mommy or mine. It was really bad when it started but I just tell her to slow down. I dont emphasize the stuttering I just let her know I cant understand when she talks fast and I need her to slow down. Now its not very often that she stutters. It has really helped. Just be patient and it will get better.

My son isn't as old as your daughter, but I'm really sure its just part of her development. Especially if she only does it when she's excited. My son at 14 months has a rather large vocabulary also (people don't believe me when I tell them he can say certain things, such as thank-you..comes out tat-u, but we know he is saying thank you because he says it right after we do). Maybe if you hear her starting to stutter, say "slow down honey" or something to that affect and maybe that might help? I wish I could help more...

My daughter, who is now 29 months old, went through the stuttering phase as well. She's always been a big talker, but when she hit about 25 months she started stuttering pretty bad. It was the first letter of the word that would trip her up, which was usually "mommy" or "daddy." I could tell it would frustrate her because she would gradually get louder as she got stuck (m-m-m-M-M-M-ommy). I never really found anything that helped her get over it. Sometimes I just let her work through it on her own and waited to hear what she had to say. Other times I would say the word she was getting stuck on and she would look relieved and then would finish her thought. She's gotten a lot better now. She still occassionally stutters, but it's not nearly as bad as it was. I'm pretty sure it was just at a time that she was getting a burst of vocabulary and everything was working so fast in her little brain because now we have full blown conversations. So, in my longwinded way I'm saying don't worry too much about it unless it continues for more than a few months. It's really amazing to see how children learn and develop. My daughter is now pretend playing and talking for her toys and dolls and reading me her books that she's memorized.

i think this is a rather commen thing that kids can grow out of.. my sister hada real bad stutter when it came to words starting with Y and W when she was younger but she has grown out of that. and my son who is 4 has a slight stutter. he stumbles over his words alot. he has a bit of a speech delay though so that might be a seperate issue.

My son is 25 months old, and like your little one, he is extremely verbal for his age. He also stutters occasionally--at first it worried me, but the more I've listened to him, I realize that it's just like you mentioned...when he's really excited, or when he's really thinking about something--maybe something new he's recently learned, or a concept that's new to him. I'm guessing, but I really have come to believe that it often happens when his brain is going SO fast, and he's just trying to find the words--they don't seem to come out as fast as he's thinking them. He hasn't outgrown this yet--it's really only been happening for a few months, but he does it less now than in the past. My husband has told me he had the same issue as a child, and he speaks clearly and without a stutter or any issues today. Hopefully that at least lets you know that your daughter is not alone, and if she and my son turn out like my husband, they will be fine!

My own daughter did the same thing for about a year or so when she was about 4/5. She is now 6. Don't worry.

Hi S., I have a little boy that will be 3yrs old in April. He did and still sometimes does the same thing. I think it is just babble or a way to get their words and thoughts together. He doesn't do it as often as he did when he first turned 2. It may just be a phase that she will more than likely grow out of. Hope this helped.

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My son did the same thing.. They told me he would grow out of it. He did around 4yrs old and then it came back when he was 5. We had him tested and they said he really wasn't stuttering, he just had so much going through his little mind and was in a hurry to get out. They actually told us we could start telling him to slow down and concentrate on what he was saying. I don't think you have anything to worry about.. She just probably has a very busy mind..

It is...try not to worry about it. My son did this for a few months when he was 3, and I was really worried because my dad stuttered as a kid. I took him to a speech pathologist, and she told me they don't even evaluate kids until they're school age because it's so common. I can't remember the percentages, but she said most kids that stutter are boys, and most of that group have an immediate family member that stutters or did so in the past...apparently it's genetic. Anyway, he did outgrow and has no problems since...he also would get stuck on the first word of a sentence or when he was excited. I'm sure this is just a phase that will pass!

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My daughter had a very larger vocabulary at a young age as well. This is perfectly normal. My daughter just turned 3 this past November and she's been doing it since she was 2. It has gotten better as she has gotten older. She says stuff like, "hey, hey, hey, hey, mom..I want a drink" or "how bout, how bout, how bout, we go eat at chick-fil-a." Mostly it's the word "hey" that she stumbles on. I asked her daycare provider about it and she said that it is perfectly normal. She said that what happens is that their brain gets ahead of their mouth and causes them to studder until it catches up. I think it's so cute. My husband and I have to hold our breathe so we don't laugh. But, don't worry it will pass as she gets older. It will slow down and then should disappear.

my son is 7 and still stutters from time to time. my doctor basically said their brains are working faster then their mouths. it's also hereditary. my ex stutters to this day...especuially when he is lying (lol) or gets excited or upset. i just tell my son to "slow down" when he gets going and if he stops and takes a breath it helps. i would say by kindergarten if it's still a huge problem then i would involve a speech specialist...

I worked as a preschool teacher for years and worked with a speach teacher daily for some of my kids in my class. Definately don't bring attention to it. If she does it past age four, I would recommend getting her evaluated. I don't know about your school district, but in mine, you can get the evaluation for free. We had a 5 year old that stuttered a lot and the speach therapist said normally, they don't find it a real problem until they go to grade school.

I am a speech therapist and I have heard this from every parent and family member with children that I have ever known. Almost all children go through this phase. My son does it off and on still, and he is almost 4. My advice is to keep an eye on it but don't draw attention to it. If it continues consistently and/or worsens, contact either a speech therapist at Cox or one of the rehab centers there and have an eval. You will need a script from your doctor. However, as for now, I would not worry and I can assure you that dysfluent episodes appear, at least in my experience and the experience of the other SLP's I work with, to be a typical part of child speech-language development. Best of luck and please contact me if I can be of any further help.

Very common as kids become more aware of word placement as they start to form more complex sentences. And even more common when they get excited or thinking. My son had the same problem around 2.5 years of age I was referred to a speech therapist and it was discovered that he was thinking faster than his mouth could talk. =). She recommended if the problem occurred past the age of 3 then she would work with him more in detail. She also recommend not try not to help them say the word or bring attention to the suttering. I just let him work it out on his own and a few times I just got on my knees and looked him in eyes, something about them knowing they have your full attention helps calm them down.

Best of Luck!