What is the reason for a 3-year-old to stutter?

Children's growth is gradual, and they can learn different things at each stage. For example, a child can learn to speak when he is about one year old, but some children still stutter when they are three years old. In fact, stuttering is stammering, and many parents will be very worried at this time. So what exactly is the reason for stuttering at the age of 3? Let’s take a look below.

Stuttering is a common behavior in children during their development, most commonly between the ages of 2.5 and 4. To correct stuttering, you should first know why you stutter. Once you know the reason, you won’t be too nervous.

Causes of stuttering:

1. A two-year-old child's thinking develops rapidly, and his speaking skills cannot keep up with the speed of his thinking. Often children want to express an idea using language but cannot find the right words, and stuttering occurs in the process of "finding the right words." This type of stuttering is called periodic stuttering. As language ability improves, the stuttering will decrease and eventually disappear, so there is no need to worry.

2. Positive words cannot express what he wants to say, so he has to "find" the right words in his mind, so his speech is not fluent.

3. Being emotionally tense (subject to strong stimulation, such as harsh criticism, or even beating or scolding), when "asking" something, one uses repeated words or prolonged sounds to adjust the way one speaks, which takes time and the words spoken become intermittent, which is a kind of stuttering.

4. Imitation and amusing others may form bad habits, but it is not a disease.

5. Since you don’t want to hear your child speak “stuttering words”, you pay close attention to listening to him speak and correcting his pronunciation. This gives your child more opportunities to hear “stuttering words” and makes him speak more “this kind of words”.

6. The language mechanism of children aged two or three is still imperfect. When they are eager to express their thoughts, they are prone to speech rhythm problems.

Now I understand what is going on when a 3-year-old stutters. There are many reasons for this, and parents need to find them out before they can solve them. It is recommended that parents communicate with their children more often and speak to them fluently, because children have strong imitation ability. If you have a habit of stuttering, it is best to minimize verbal communication with your children.