So, my 2 1/2 year old suddenly started stuttering last week. He is the second boy and is very articulate, speaks full sentences etc. When it started I figured it is just a phase he is too excited, his mind is thinking faster than his mouth etc. But, tonight when I was reading to him before bed he was trying to talk about the book and was stuttering so badly. Wa wa wa wa wa wa wa whats he doing? He turned to me and said, Mommy, why can't I talk? I about cried. To be honest at the moment I am very upset, mainly because he is upset. Not to mention what if this is a life long problem for him. My mind is racing.
Now I am thinking I should take him to the Dr on Monday and address the issue and not think it is a phase. Did your child go through this? Am I overly concerned?
I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have answered and reassured me. I truly appreciate it. I am thinking I will still call the Dr on Monday just to play it safe. This morning when he got up he ws stuttering right away. He was trying to ask for a muffin and could not get past the word "I". He got very frustrated and closed his eyes and then looked at me and said " I can't talk!" I said yes you can, just slow down and think one word at a time and I said " i" and he repeated with no stutter"I" and smiled and said, want a muffin. I said see you can talk just fine and he yelled Yay!!! I am going to ignore it unless he gets frustrated in which case I will help him slow things down.
Totally normal. Many kids go through a stuttering phase. If you are really worried, then take him to the doctor or you can get an eval through early intervention, but my bet would be that he will stop within a month. I have heard of soooo many kids going through a phase like that.
This is normal. I am speech pathologist but I don't work with children. My second son is 2 1/2 and has advanced language skills. He started speaking in sentences at around 20 months. By 24 months his sentences were 5-7 words long and his articulation was very clear. At that time the stuttering started. It was so bad it freaked me out even though I knew it was normal. He was stutter a lot not only when he was excited or talking too fast. It was happening all the time. He would start as soon as he woke up in the morning. I was really freaked out. I talked to the pediatrician at our 2 year visit and she looked at me like I should now better than to worry because o of my background. I called a friend of mine who is a speech pathologist in the public schools and she came over and talked to my son and she told me he would grow out of it and he did. His stuttering was really bad for about two weeks and then got better then It returned a few months later for another few weeks and now his speech is normal. I just ignored it when it was happening. I just made sure he knew he had my full attention when he was trying to tell me something.
Even if it doesn't pass I know many many successful people who have worked through stuttering. It can be managed with therapy. Don't stress too much. We all have our challenges. Its hard to see our kids have challenges to overcome but they all will have them. :( Do wish we could protect them from everything though....
My son did this at age 2 1/2 temporarily.
I would remind him to slow down.
It was like he was too excited.
I'm sure he's fine & if you find that is persists, you can have see a specialist.
Try not to worry.
My very articulate son went thru this stage. My language delayed son did not.
Did you know that James Earl Jones stuttered as a child? Can you imagine the world missing out on that voice?! Anywho, my son went through the same stage, just like everyone else says. Also, like your little boy, my son asked why he couldn't talk right. I simply told him that sometimes his mind works faster than his mouth can keep up with. I helped him slow down and think about what he was trying to say, and within a couple weeks, it started getting better. Also, if your son is anything like mine, he might get really upset when he does start to stutter, and the best thing you can do is give him a hug and let him know that you are there for him.
Normal. My son is doing the same thing, as is a good friend of his. I don't remember my daughter doing this, but my very verbal 29 month old is.
Just ignore it and it will go away.
My daughters doing that now. I just remind her to slow down. She's in preschool she doesn't stutter as much there mostly at home. If it got to the point were it bothered her i might take her to see a specialist but it's my belief that she grow out of it. Although my brother still stutters occassionaly (but he has a successful marriage/family/life) so I think no matter what he'll be okay.
My daughter started about the same age, and still does it 1 year later. She is very verbal and LOVES to talk, about anything. The good thing is that the stuttering doesn't seem to bother her much. I blast my son, however, when he starts mocking her! I just tell her to take a deep breath and start again. Most of the time she gets it on the first try after that. I am hoping it's a phase too, and trying not to focus on it too much. It is inconsistent with her that she can get through many sentences without problems, but it is worse when she's excited or tired. Like I said she doesn't care seemingly at all so I think that helps. Good luck to your little guy, and hope he masters it soon. I think the fear of stuttering makes it worse for him right now.
The same thing happened with my daughter when she was about 2.5 6 months ago. It started as a little...and quikly progressed to her being completely frustrated when trying to speak. And prior to the episode she was speaking way above her age group. It went on for 4-5 months...definitely was worse when she was tired. I stuttered as a child and early teenager. Then suddenly, it phased out. I was freaked out too - but it self resolved in a few months. Seems to happen about that age. I would give it some time. The information I read said not to make an issue of it. The only thing I would enourage my daughter to do was to stop and take a deep breath when she was really stuck.
