Why do children have slurred speech?

It is common for children to have unclear speech, especially for those who are just beginning to learn to speak, the pronunciation of each word may not be very accurate. However, when parents face such a situation, they usually become panicked and cannot figure out what causes their children's slurred speech. If you want to know more, please follow me and read the following content.

One is physiological reasons. That is, for children under the age of 3, their pronunciation organs have not been fully developed, and their auditory differentiation ability is also poor. They find it difficult to distinguish sounds with smaller differences. At the same time, they are not good at using their pronunciation organs in a coordinated manner, or they cannot master certain pronunciation methods, resulting in the inability to pronounce certain sounds correctly. This situation is still within the normal range for children under 3 years old. Another physiological reason is a short frenulum, which makes it difficult for the tongue to move freely and makes some sounds difficult to pronounce.

The second is pathological reasons. Some of the reasons for this are that the child is suffering from a serious illness, high fever or other causes, which hinder the higher nervous activity and cause the child's speech level to drop significantly; some are due to head trauma (bump or hit), which causes damage to the language motor area of ​​the brain (for the right hand using chopsticks, it is in the left front of the brain), affecting speech activities; some are due to hearing damage, such as trauma, ear disease, and long-term injection of streptomycin or kanamycin, which can destroy the child's hearing. If children cannot hear the notes correctly, they will not be able to imitate them correctly.

The third is the influence of environment and education. The main way children learn to speak is through imitation. If the adults around them speak unclearly, the children will also not be able to speak clearly. Some adults have no problem with speaking, but they are too pampering to their children and allow them to speak in a delicate voice. Over time, this becomes a habit, which is not conducive to the growth and development of children.

Generally speaking, the factors that cause children to speak unclearly are the three mentioned above. The editor recommends that when parents encounter children who cannot speak clearly, it is best to go to a children's hospital for examination first, and to patiently teach and correct the children. This will help to achieve significant improvements over time.