stuttering, disfluency - worried again..

[pinkymo]

I posted last year about my DS and her stuttering/disfluency. I felt so much better after I was told that it is was fairly normal and would probably go away of it's own accord. Indeed it did - she has had around 6 months with no problems at all. We visited a speech therapist and she was assessed at having highly developed vocabulary (she was 3 and a half and had vocab of a 5 and a half year old.) I'd begun to believe that it was normal development - just one of those things that a toddler goes through - but now it is back with avengeance. She's 4 now and it's starting to frustrate her - it came back around 2 weeks ago - she gets annoyed when she can't get a word out.
I'm worried that this will stay with her for life. She is due to start school this year. Has anyone had any experiences of this stuttering coming and going with such long breaks in between?

Meant DD - not DS. Realise it's less typical in girls..

ds used to have a stutter, it was because he was so anxious to get the words out. Have you tried some relaxation techniques, just listen to her aswell, be patient and don't finish her words/sentences. Don't make a big deal out of it.

Thanks Scrooged - appreciate the advice.
I hadn't thought of relaxation techniques. I must say the return of the stutter is coupled with new found incessant talking! Maybe there is a lot going on in her head and she needs to calm herself.
I haven't been making anything of it to her - just letting her get on with it. It just gets a bit upsetting now that she has started to notice it. She's been telling people that her talking isn't so good because she is growing fast!

Aww. That's sweet. Just try and get her to relax, it can be worse when they are aggitated and they know they are doing this.

my ds2 did this often it came back when he was poorly.
we had older dcs who loved to ask him qus cos he was so funny,but he was so desperate to get the words out and to please everyone it made it worse.
It helped to not ask questions[surprisingly hard],only one person speak to him at a time,
speak slowly and not interrupt him or rush him,
give him plenty of time and duing a stuttering phase,take the pressure off by keeping quiet for a bit
it settled downwith this,but it was horrid when the words were stuck and it made him cry.
He's a very happy and confident boy don't worry atall that its becos she's anxious or its the way you handle her,its not that atall.