Help- My son stutters :(

Gold Member Joined: Dec 17 2008 Posts: 1464

I dont know if he started stuttering when he began cheder but it was around succos time (he started cheder after succos). Im terrified! He sounds t-t-t-t-terrible!
Its not mild. Every begining sentence is long stutter and he usually cant get the word out. Like when he wants to say and- he starts a,a,a,a,a,a,- then goes up a tone till hes yelling. And has to start all over

Im working on getting him speech therapy.
Did anyone have it this bad and then dissapear? Or is this not one of those lucky times?
What can I do to help him? I tell him to slow down. Today I told him to stop and I told him to repeat after me "and" helps a little but theres still stutter.

Please help me! These kids are tortured in school. I hope my son doesnt have a stutter!

Gold Member Joined: Apr 29 2010 Posts: 1026

How old is he? It's normal to go through a stuttering period as a toddler and they usually outgrow it in a few months with no intervention.

Posted: Wed, Oct 27 2010, 6:59 pm Post subject:

How old is he? My daughter is 2.5 & recently starting saying, "DDDDDDDDD" & then blurts out what she wants to say. I mentioned it to a speech therapist in my class & she says its normal for that age.

Posted: Wed, Oct 27 2010, 7:03 pm Post subject: re: Help- My son stutters :(

Or maybe it is stress.

Posted: Wed, Oct 27 2010, 7:04 pm Post subject:

My son stuttered as a toddler, also so bad it freaked me out. But after a few months, it went away.

Gold Member Joined: Dec 17 2008 Posts: 1464

I HOPE SO!!!
Hes 3.5 started cheder but hes was more than ready for it.
Its so bad that im worried it wont go away.
I usually tell him to slow down when he talks... should I just ignore?

Platinum Member Joined: May 06 2007 Posts: 8512

http://www.schneiderspeech.com/

Frum and extremely known around esp. to help stuttering specifically.

(I also know them personally - they are amazing)
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Senior Member Joined: Mar 08 2007 Posts: 139

My son started stuttering at about that age, I was very worried since stuttering runs in the family.
I paid top dollar to a very skilled speech pathologist, and before the next appointment he stopped stuttering. So I would suggest to wait another few weeks before going for therapy.

Silver Member Joined: Feb 16 2010 Posts: 671

Many toddlers start stuttering when there is some change in their life as new baby, moving to new place, new cheder. Most important thing is dont bring it to his attention. Very patiently wait and listen to what he is trying to say. Dont let him see you are getting restless. It doesnt hurt to apply for speech theraphy, however most theraphist say they will start working with stuttering issues only when child is about 5 years of age, because many toddlers outgrow it. Hatzlocha!

Diamond Member Joined: Apr 03 2006 Posts: 2620

Most preschool children do outgrow stuttering, but the way you handle it can help him or make it worse. Telling him to slow down, stop and repeat, take a deep breath etc, are exactly the types of things that you should NOT be doing.

This website should be helpful:

http://www.stutteringhelp.org/

Platinum Member Joined: Dec 27 2007 Posts: 7232

Stuttering at this age is usually normal. The child's mind thinks faster than he can speak, so he stutters. It goes away within a few years by itself. If he is still stuttering at age 5-6, then I might get an eval.

Silver Member Joined: Jun 21 2010 Posts: 569

my son spoke pretty early full sentences clearly and then at about 2 and 4 months he started stuttering, we spoke to a speech therapist who said to just ignore it and let him say the words himself after about a month and a half it cleared up about 2 months later he stuttered again for about 2 weeks not as bad and since then no stuttering good luck Profile

Active Poster Joined: Oct 25 2010 Posts: 38

Its normall for this age their brain works faster then able to speak, if u wont bring it to his attention it will go away with time. Hug

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Posted: Wed, Oct 27 2010, 11:49 pm Post subject: re: Help- My son stutters :(

Ignore it and it'll go away. My daughter had it real bad and it went away because I pretended not to notice so she didn't feel any pressure which really helped her.
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Posted: Thu, Oct 28 2010, 10:42 pm Post subject: re: Help- My son stutters :(

Don't try to help him in any way. Let a professional help you with how to deal with it from your end. If it started at the same time as he had a big change in his life, it can be temporary. If he's overly stressed, or something happened, it can also affect his speech.
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Diamond Member Joined: Nov 11 2007 Posts: 3789

I do have some experience with this. Most kids will outgrow it. My son had a very hard time with this and its now 98% gone, B"H. Good idea to get a speech therapist. In the meantime, don't draw attention to it, don't jump in and rush him through the word he's stuck on. Just let him talk. IY"H it will only be a (short) phase.

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Active Poster Joined: Nov 01 2010 Posts: 77

My Nephew had the same problem and her ped gave her a few recommendations.

1) never try to finish the child's words when he stutters, calmly let them finish NO STRESS
2)tell the teacher the same thing let them finish calmly

This is normal because the child is thinking and trying to remember words he or she learned by letting the child calmly remember the word he or she is looking for you are also building his or her confidence.
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