2 Year Old Stuttering

I think my daughter did this for a couple of weeks. It seemed like her brain was working faster than her lips. I have heard to read kids a lot of Dr. Seuss (rhyming stuff) and this should help.

I also have a son who started to stutter around the same age. I wasn't as worried about it, but by husband was just because when he was young he also stuttered. I felt like my son would go in phases with it. He seemed to especially stutter when he was going through a growth spert. He is now 4 years old, and we have him in speech therapy. My husband I and thought it was worth it, just for the help and guidance. He too (my son) only stutters when he get's really excited about something. It is important to not interrupt them and to in return talk slow back to them, that way they do not feel rushed. Our therapist calls this turtle talk. I thought that he would grow out of this, but sooned realized speech therapy is the best answer for him. Stuttering is hereditary. Good Luck!

Hi there! It is strange that you ask this question tonight because I litterally just asked my sons speach teacher that this afternoon. Although my son has a speach teacher (he couldn't hear during the main time kids are starting their words) he can speak quite well now. He has recently in the past couple of weeks started the studdering thing as well. My daughter did the same thing about the same age (and still does sometimes even at 4) but she was more in the saying the same word over and over before she could get it out. It was because she had so much going in her brain and couldn't get it out. Then with my son he is more in the way of his letters are studdering. He will say the letter B like 5-6 times before he gets the world Bowl out for example. When I spoke to his teacher today she assured me it was the same thing my daughter had. They are talking and talking and as they add additional words they just get so excited and so many things in their head that they want to get out and their little mouths can't go as fast as their brains. She told me that majority of kiddos at that age have this happen. I hope that helps. Good Luck!

My son did exactly the same thing, about the same age. I was really worried and started reading as much as I could on line about it. Turns out, after a couple months it slowly diminished, and eventually stopped all together. I would not worry, according to some of my friends that have Early Education degrees, it does happen sometimes, and not to worry unless it continues after they start school. Hopefully, like us, you don't have to wait that long for it to resolve itself.

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I know 100% what you are talking about and I am dealing with this myself I have taken my son to his pediatrican to speech therapist and if your son is any like mine...there is NOTHING wrong with him, it is infact a stage, and not one every child goes through. Just like yours, mine son has trouble spitting out words when he is excited or really tired, upset or angry. I even talk to his daycare provider who has been taking care of kids for over 27 yrs, she told me (just like his pediatrician/therapist did) that its normal for this age group, there minds go so fast that his mouth can NOT keep up its all in the wiring and eventually everything catches up with brain..what was recommended to me was to get him to look me directly in the eyes and say "slow down and tell mommy" or "calm down" now this might sound harsh but my son actually responds better to "baby just spit it out" that one sent mixed signals at first but eventually works the best.

Sounds pretty normal to me. Just be patient when he does stutter, and don't jump in to "help" him find the right word. Some kids tend to do this when they feel rushed, not necessarily due to tiredness. If he is feeling rushed it is important to just give him your undivided attention (ears) and wait for him like you have all the time in the world. No rushing him allowed! lol

My son, who is 11, will still occasionally restart his sentences 2 or 3 times, while formulating how he wants to explain himself. Usually when he is trying to get something out before his younger sister interrupts....

My daughter did this also. It turned out to just be a phase. She's 3 1/2 now and never stutters. When she did stutter, I would just tell her to slow down and speak clearly. She outgrew it pretty fast.

My daughter did the same thing, at the same age. She'll be 3 in less than a month and she very rarely stutters now. I think she would just get so excited about things and couldn't talk fast enough. We were just patient with her and let her finish, without trying to question her about what she wanted to say. Now that her ability to use her vocabulary and put conversational sentences together has caught up to her excitement, she does just great.

Your kiddo obviously has a lot on his mind and a lot to say. Sounds like a pretty smart little boy!

What you are experiencing is pretty normal. His brain is thinking faster than his mouth can move. I took care of a little girl that was similar, but instead of stuttering she ran her words all together in one long sentence and you couldn't understand a word she said. We had to tell her to slow down. She would get fustrated, but eventually she slowed down and was understandable. Don't try to talk for him. That will only fustrate him and make him stutter more. Eventually his mouth will catch up with his brain and he will be fine. Good luck and God Bless.

This is normal a phase in learning speech. As you said, he just can't get the words out fast enough.