How to treat children's stuttering

Once a child starts stuttering, parents will be worried because we are afraid that we will not get effective corrective treatment and it will affect the child's future life. However, not all parents know and understand how to quickly and effectively treat their child's stuttering problem. Therefore, the following is a detailed analysis and introduction to some common sense you must know about your child's stuttering.

Stuttering is not a disease but a habit or language disorder. Studies have shown that the vocal organs and brain monitoring of stutterers are no different from those of normal people. The cause of stuttering is not very clear at present, but it may be related to genetics, or it may be that the child imitates the speech of a stutterer when learning a language, which leads to stuttering. Stuttering refers to the interruption of normal speech rhythm, which manifests as involuntary repetition of language, prolonged pronunciation or cessation of pronunciation. That is, repeating a certain word over and over or getting stuck on a certain syllable. 50% of stuttering patients develop the disease before the age of 5, and it is more common for children aged 1 to 3 to have temporary stuttering when they are emotionally nervous.

The causes of stuttering are roughly as follows: ① Sudden mental stimulation, such as fright, fear, change of environment, etc. ② When children are learning to speak, parents are too demanding and correct them too much. ③ Stuttering due to imitating other people’s stuttering. ④Forcibly correcting left-handedness can also cause stuttering. In addition, it may also be related to genetic factors. Stuttering is not a physiological defect or a disease of the pronunciation organs, but a language disorder closely related to the psychological state. Correcting children's stuttering should begin before school age. Parents are required to start from the following aspects: Eliminate the human factors in the surrounding environment that cause children to be nervous. People around children should not laugh at or mock children who stutter, so as to dispel children's concerns about stuttering. A regular life, adequate sleep, and rich games will gradually make children's temporary stuttering disappear.

Only after scientifically understanding the problem of this interface can we find the most appropriate and effective treatment and correction method. For children, they themselves are not aware of this phenomenon. Only when parents help them correct it and guide them correctly can we achieve better treatment and correction results.