How to treat stuttering in children?

Children often encounter various problems during their growth process, among which stuttering is a language disorder. The reasons why most children stutter are closely related to psychological factors, especially those with poor psychological quality. They are easily nervous when speaking in front of many people, which leads to stuttering. So how to treat stuttering in children?

Corrective therapy for stuttering generally includes psychotherapy and speech correction training.

1. Psychotherapy

Parents should create a pleasant and stable environment for children who stutter, eliminate their mental burden, and reduce stuttering in children. When a child stutters, parents should not imitate or laugh at the child, nor draw undue attention to the child's speech defects. Parents should not show impatience or rudely interrupt the child's speech. Parents should give more comfort and encouragement, guide the child to slow down and lower the volume when speaking, speak calmly, and guide the child to build confidence in overcoming stuttering.

2. Language correction training

On the basis of psychological treatment, only by giving children the confidence to breathe and use their language organs freely can language correction training be successful. There are several approaches you can take:

(1) Ask the child to slow down his/her speech, which can reduce stuttering and make it easier for others to hear. When the child no longer stutters, slowly increase his/her speaking speed.

(2) Ask your child to speak in a lower voice, as speaking softly can prevent stuttering;

(3) For each phrase, the first word should be slowly and gently induced to pronounce, and then the second word should be gently slid. This is because most children who stutter find it difficult to pronounce the first word of a phrase. If the pronunciation is too fast or too heavy, stuttering is bound to occur. Therefore, this is a key point.

(4) Talk and practice more. In daily life, take every opportunity to talk and practice with the child who stutters. Do not interrupt or give up halfway. Let the child sing more songs, recite nursery rhymes, tell stories or retell personal happy things to practice speaking coherently to help correct stuttering.

After reading the above content, I believe you have a more detailed understanding of correcting children's stuttering. If your child has stuttering, as a parent you must create a good language environment for your child. Don't criticize, don't blame, and don't scold. Negative reinforcement can only make the child's stuttering more serious. Active guidance is the best choice.