How to correct stuttering in children

The current family model is actually very common, with each household basically having only one child, especially in some cities. In fact, this situation also exists in rural areas. The whole family focuses on one child and takes good care of him. But even though this is the case, children will still have some problems that catch adults off guard. For example, the problem of correcting stuttering in children. Nowadays, many children in families have stuttering problems, and parents are very concerned about the corrective treatment of stuttering in children.

There are 13 million stuttering patients in my country. The prevalence rate among adolescents is about 2%, and the prevalence rate among children is even higher, reaching about 5%, especially in the 7-year-old group. 80% of stuttering patients are male, with a male-to-female ratio of 3.9:1. The average age at which stuttering begins is 3 years old, and a few develop after 6 years old.

In medicine, stuttering is usually divided into three categories: first-word difficulty type, word repetition type, and sentence interruption type. Some severe stuttering patients often also have grinning, muscle spasms and various accompanying movements.

The manifestations of stuttering vary and take various forms. The ratio of consonant stuttering to vowel stuttering is 5:1. Generally, both exist. Most stuttering occurs at the first word (the first word is difficult to pronounce).

Treatment of stuttering in children

1. People around should slow down their pace of life and speaking, especially not urging children to speak or move quickly, so that children have a good speaking environment and find the previous sense of security.

2. Do not correct your child's incoherent speech. Just repeat the words to your child in full to avoid increasing his frustration.

3. Show a patient listening attitude and do not interrupt the child midway so that he can fully express his feelings and ideas.

4. When the child speaks fluently without stuttering, immediately give praise and encouragement to make him feel successful.

Key points for treating stuttering in children

Due to the lack of necessary knowledge about stuttering, many parents have serious misunderstandings about children's stuttering problems, which greatly affects the treatment of stuttering. Although children who stutter do not have the same psychological burden as adults, some parents, eager to see their children succeed, develop strong anxiety and repeatedly remind, criticize, or even beat and scold their children for their language.

To correct children's stuttering, we must focus on listening and communication. This is because children’s language mechanism is still imperfect, and when they are eager to express their thoughts, they are prone to speech fluency and rhythm disorders. When children draw out the words or repeat themselves when speaking, parents should listen carefully and not rush to correct them. Parents should wait until the children finish speaking and slowly train their listening and speaking skills through repeated pronunciation and speaking.

Only when children live healthy and happy can the whole family live happily. In response to the issues that parents are most concerned about today, the above solutions have been made to correct children's stuttering so that children can speak fluently and clearly. It helps children grow up healthily and communicate with others and integrate into the group more quickly. When studying, you can also master knowledge faster. If a child stutters, we must not ignore it and take it seriously, correcting and preventing it as early as possible.