My son is 3.5 years old. As you know, we spend all of our days together and we chat it up quite a bit. For the past few months, I've noticed a pattern in the way he speaks. He starts off really slow then speeds up so fast, I can't even keep up with what he's saying.
Most times, I guide him through and encourage him to sloooooooooow down. It usually works then sometimes, he gets so frustrated that he 'gives' up.
Help!
At what age?
What were the steps you took to guide your child through this difficult period?
I am going to call his pediatrician tomorrow. I have a feeling she will tell me this is normal. That's NOT the answer I'm looking for. I have been known to freak out over things. I admit this. But!!!!!!!
This is why I'm turning to you. My faithful audience of 3.
Help me out.
My son stutters. What should I do? What did you do if you dealt with this?
Thank you.
5 comments:
Hmm. I study children and language, but I'm not a Speech Language Pathologist. That being said, I think he should be OK from what you've described and from the videos I've seen of him speaking. I'll talk to one of the SLPs here (we have a group that studies children who stutter on campus) and get back to you.
You can insist that your doctor give your son a referral for a speech therapist. Tons of kids go to speech therapist..those who stutter or have lisp. Better to get a jump on it soomer than later.
Sachel used to do the same thing and he speaks fine now. I don't think you have anything to worry about, but talk with your pedi and put your mind to rest either way.
I would agree that you should talk to a pedi and ask about a speech referral. In the meantime, ask about early intervention in your town (call the board of ed) and they can do an evaluation or refer you to someone who can assist to see if he qualifies for speech services.
I work with kindergarten children who have problems with pacing their words and we use what is called a "pacing board" which is basically a strip of paper that has about 5 color squares horizontally (you can make it at home. As the child speaks, the child touches each square as he says the word. This really helps them to slow down and concentrate on the words that they are saying because they are only saying the word when they point. It really seems to help students pace their words when they are telling stories and get overly excited or frustrated. Some of the students no longer use the board, but instead kinda tap on their leg to remind themself to slow down and pace the words. If you want more information, email me.
Tee stutters whenever she gets super excited, which is majority of the time! LOL. I never saw it as a problem......I just assumed it was her being super-excited and the brain was working faster than the mouth and there's a jam. LOL, it even happens to me sometimes!!!
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