Stuttering

My 2 yo recently started doing this as well. It is very common for kids this age to stutter and grow out of it. I would give it some time. However, if you have a family history of stuttering, it's less likely for them to grow out of it on their own, and they may need some speech therapy. Do you feel like it's frustrating her, or that she's aware of it? That's usually one of the things they say might prompt you to at least have her evaluated by a speech pathologist...Hope this helps.

It may or may not be something to worry about. My daughter is 3 1/2 and although she doesn't stutter...she sometimes takes a few minutes to gather her thoughts in her mind and rescramble the right so that when she verbalizes them they sound right. If your daughter has a stuttering problem...speech therapy can resolve it for sure.

It could just be that she is getting distracted with something else while she is trying to talk. Then her brain is trying to do too many things at one time. It would probably be ok to wait and get her checked when she turns 3 for a regular check up and mention it then. If it seems to get worse you should probably have her seen by her doctor sooner, and discuss what could be the problem.

Between the ages of 2-4, it's common for kids to experience normal dysfluencies. A lot of times, they grow out of it within a few months. If she has only begun to stutter and she is just repeating whole words or phrases ("I want, I want, I want"), I would give it a few months before worrying about it. The most important thing to do is to give her the opportunity to say what she wants without feeling rushed. Make sure she feels relaxed with minimal other distractions (radio, TV, others talking, etc) and don't try to finish her sentences for her. Just make her feel like you're paying attention and she has plenty of time to convey her thoughts. If it persists for more than a few months, starts to get more frequent, or if she is starting to stutter smaller parts of speech, like individual sounds (s-s-s-s-sara), then I would have her evaluated by a speech pathologist. Also, like another person responded, if there is a family history of stuttering, that would make me want to get her evaluated sooner rather than later. The most important thing is for her to feel relaxed about talking and not to draw a lot of attention to it at this point. I am home with my two children now, but am a speech pathologist and used to work with preschoolers, so I have a little experience in the matter. Good luck!

well i have no experence with stuttering,my son has a cleft palet,for you id suggest u speak to you peds dr,he knows her history,and if he feels there mayb a problem,hell send u for an evaluation,all kids are different tho,see my neice did the same thing at this age,it passed,,shes now 6 yrs old and fine,if in any case you do need speech for her,you are entitiled to free home services till shes 3,also,seveiw has a great program for speech,my son went there and let me tell you,he talks great now,just tell her to relax and take her time telling you wats shes telling u,at 2-3 yrs old they wana do things to fast to,lol.im sure shell b fine,so if itll make ur mind at ease,id talk to her dr,,good luck,

Hi
My daughter will be 3 in Feb and has the same problem. Thanks for posting this, i read what the other moms said.