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stuttering in 2 year old Help please!!!!

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KangaMummy · 18/10/2004 13:44

I childmind a boy 2 years old who has very very good speech. He can tell stories and sing songs.

In the last week he has started stuttering.

WHY? don't know

What to do about it?

Does it mean he will do it from now on?

He is a very happy little boy.

He does it with all different sounds ie not just "S" "T"

ANy tips will help?

Please advice?

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Mum2girls · 18/10/2004 13:46

My 3 yr old DD went through a phase of this that lasted 3 weeks - and went as quickly as it came....maybe give it a couple of weeks to see if it's just a development thing?

What do the parents think?

JoolsToo · 18/10/2004 13:48

dd went through this too - usually when she got excited and wanted to get her words out too quickly - it was a couple of months or so but it passed.

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KangaMummy · 18/10/2004 13:49

He has just been collected and said to his mum about it and they had noticed it as well.

They do not know why it has started.

She wondered if his brain was working faster than his mouth IYSWIM.

He is a lovely happy little boy and so sure it is not emotional.

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KangaMummy · 18/10/2004 13:50

yes we thought about that joolstoo but it is not just when he is excited

it has been nearly all morning.

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Jimjams · 18/10/2004 13:50

stuttering at 2 is very common and completely normal. Will probably be gone in a few months

Polgara2 · 18/10/2004 13:54

My dd1 went through a stammering/stuttering phase at about 2.5. It just seemed to be when she couldn't get her words out quick enough. I don't mean because she was excited just because like you said her brain working quicker than her mouth type of thing. Got it all checked out and typically she spoke perfect Queens English in front of the speech therapist . It disappeared by itself after about 6 months. No problems since, so I shouldn't worry just yet. See how it goes.

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KangaMummy · 18/10/2004 14:05

thanks guys

I knew the mumsnetters would have the answers

so do you think we just ignore it and let him grow out of it.

I hadn't heard of it before in a toddler

He is such a happy little boy was certain it wasn't emotional upset.

There I have learnt something new today

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throckenholt · 18/10/2004 14:17

my DS1 is 3 - he goes through phases of a type of stuttering - saying the same word over and over again (why why why why, or where where where where ....) - it seems to last a few weeks and then goes away again. I assume it is something to do with the brain rewiring itself as it grows and getting a bit out of sync for a while.

wishingchair · 18/10/2004 15:09

throckenholt - my dd (nearly 2) does exactly the same thing "see see see see see ...". Have noticed it's usually when she's tired. Figure it's just her wanting to talk but her brain not quite engaged!

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KangaMummy · 18/10/2004 19:07

thanks mumsnetters I will be able to reasure his mum tomorrow when he comes

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throckenholt · 18/10/2004 19:32

wishingchair - glad you said that - I was beginning to wonder if it was just my ds.

zebra · 22/10/2004 19:48

DD used to do it a lot, too, T'holt. Still does occasionally.

NQWWW · 22/10/2004 19:54

Throckenholt - my ds, who's always been way ahead of his peers on the language front, went through a couple of stages of exactly the same thing, but got over it himself each time. He even occasionally used to twist his lips with his fingers and complain "I can't say the word".

The important thing is to not get anxious about it, not try to finish his sentence and not make him feel self-conscious in any way.

throckenholt · 23/10/2004 07:13

NQWWW - that's basically how we deal with it.

He seems to go through it periodically (he is at the moment) and then it goes away again.

He is generally very good on the verbal front.

moosh · 23/10/2004 07:31

Their brains work faster than their mouths at this age so stuttering is likely in many kids of this age. My ds did this at this ageand now my nephew is. Ds grew out of it but around Christmas time he gets excited and it reoccurs but other than that he is fine. It only lasted a few months on and off and even took him to a speech therapist but it has been 2 yrs now and all is well. I'm sure it is the same for the child you are minding.

NotQuiteCockney · 24/10/2004 12:13

My ds1 (3 years) stutters too. It comes and goes. Absolutely nothing to worry about. He's very chatty generally, so we know he's fine. And as NQWWW says, the way to "fix" it, is just to leave it be. Don't finish his sentences, don't comment on it, just ignore it.

It annoys me greatly, but I just sit still. It's come and gone a few times now.

nasa · 24/10/2004 12:19

I'm probably repeating the other posts here but this is entirely normal. I have a speech development book and it mentions this and says categorically to not draw attention to it and just to wait until they have finished a sentnce, however long it takes them i.e. don't rush them.

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