What to do if a 3-year-old child stutters

The period of a child's growth is very critical, especially between the ages of two and three. At this time, the child's brain has begun to develop, and the parents' words and deeds are very important. If the child is negatively impacted at this time, the child will be prone to stuttering. Stuttering in the process of learning to speak will have a great impact on the child's communication ability. So what should you do if a 3-year-old child stutters? Let us take a look at it together below.

Sometimes, a sentence that could have been spoken completely is spoken by a child stutteringly, but this does not mean that the child stutters. This is usually just a temporary phenomenon. After a while, when he says the sentence again, he can speak it completely again. This is different from a stutterer. Of course, although the child has not developed a stuttering problem, we cannot just leave it alone and should correct it.

The correction method is very simple. When you hear your child stuttering in a sentence, parents can wait until he finishes speaking, then say the sentence clearly and coherently and ask the child to repeat it. Without the pressure of expressing themselves urgently, children tend to finish the sentence well. Generally speaking, after about 3 months, the child will no longer have obvious stuttering. However, parents should be reminded that if this phenomenon occurs frequently during the development process and is not handled properly, it is likely to cause the child to become a real stutterer.

One way to handle the error:

Indifferent. When a child stutters, the parents do not correct him at all. When the child often encounters certain problems and cannot express them clearly, a "stereotype" will be formed. When encountering a certain word, he will stutter, and it will develop into stuttering.

Wrong way 2:

Scolding, beating and scolding children. Originally, children stutter unconsciously. If parents do not reinforce it, the children themselves will not be aware of it. But some parents, when they hear their children stuttering when speaking, will yell at them, or even imitate their children's stuttering and ask them, "Why do you say that?" This will make the children suddenly realize that this is what I meant! When he says this again, he may make the same mistake again. Over time, it may develop into stuttering. Not only will beating and scolding fail to deter children, it will also leave a deeper impression on them.

Stuttering in babies under 3 years old does not mean stuttering. Parents should not label their children as stutterers, nor should they hint to their children that there are certain sentences they cannot say properly. Parents only need to be attentive and correct their children in a friendly manner when they stutter. Then the children will be able to express their thoughts fluently.

The above article describes in detail what to do if a 3-year-old child stutters. I believe that parents and friends who have read this will have a deep understanding of the problem of children's stuttering. I also hope that parents will communicate more with their children in life, teach them how to speak correctly, let them let go of their nervousness, play and communicate more with their friends, which will be beneficial to improving children's stuttering.