What should I do if my child sometimes speaks indistinctly?

Today's children are the apple of their parents' eyes. From the moment they come into this world, their parents' whole hearts are on them, fearing that there will be something wrong with their lives. Many little things about their children will be magnified by their parents. Parents will pay attention to them and are very worried about their children's growth. Today's content is to help parents solve the problem of their children's slurred speech. Expectant mothers and friends who are about to become mothers should read this carefully.

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Organic dysphonia:

It refers to a person with congenital speech nerve pronunciation disorder, cleft palate, cleft lip or other defects in the pronunciation organs, which results in slurred pronunciation. In this case, you need to seek help from a doctor in a specialized hospital to correct it through surgery and medical technology.

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Functional dysphonia:

It refers to the lack of physiological defects in the vocal organs, but pronunciation problems caused by incorrect pronunciation habits.

In this case, parents can help their children correct it themselves.

It is necessary to fully master the 21 initial consonants and 39 finals in Mandarin, but it is difficult to clearly state which sounds they are.

Bilabial BPM, tongue JQX, tongue tip DTL,

Each group of sounds, such as the root of tongue GKH and nasal MN, has specific pronunciation requirements.

The position of the tongue, the size of the mouth, and the direction of airflow.

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Tip of tongue and tongue sounds correction method:

The tip-of-the-tongue sounds DTL and the front-of-the-tongue sounds JQX are not pronounced clearly because the tip of the tongue is not in the correct position when pronouncing the words.

When pronouncing DTL, first lift the tip of your tongue up to touch the back of your teeth, and then start using air.

When pronouncing JQX, first move the tip of your tongue down and against your lower teeth. The surface of your tongue should not be higher than the midline between your upper and lower teeth. Allow the air to flow directly out from between your teeth without any obstruction.

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Correction method of the root tongue sound GKH:

Before pronouncing the root-of-tongue sound GKH, first flatten the tongue surface and tip, raise the root of the tongue, and get a good feeling.

Then start to exhale the air from the root of the tongue with force. Relax the tip and surface of the tongue and do not move.

The above methods are the most effective methods compiled by the editor. Parents can practice their children’s spoken language according to their own habits and personalities, starting with the simple ones, one word at a time. I believe that children will learn and speak clearly. However, if the child still speaks slurred speech after the age of five, parents should take the child to the hospital for a check-up to see if it is a congenital language disorder.