How to treat stuttering in children?

When children are just beginning to learn to speak, they may experience stuttering due to their poor control of the tongue, but this symptom often subsides when the child is two or three years old. Some children cannot get relief and develop symptoms of persistent stuttering. After stuttering occurs, the child will be ridiculed by other children, which will cause a very serious psychological burden on the child. Therefore, once the child has symptoms of stuttering, it is necessary to correct it in time:

1. Speak calmly and pause frequently. Wait for a while after your child finishes speaking before you start speaking again. Your slow, relaxed way of speaking is more effective than any criticism or suggestions such as "speak slower" or "speak again slowly."

2. Reduce the problems you give your children. Children are freer when speaking their own thoughts than when answering questions from adults. Without asking questions, simply comment on what the child says to let him know that you heard him.

3. Use your facial expressions and other body language to show your child that you are listening to what he says, not how he says it.

4. Set aside some time every day at a fixed hour to give your child your full attention. At this time, let the child choose what he wants to do. Let him take you to his activities and let him choose whether to speak or not. When you speak at this time, do it in a slow, calm, relaxed manner with plenty of pauses.

5. Let all family members learn how to take turns speaking and listening. Children, especially those who stutter, find it easier to speak when there are fewer interruptions and when the audience is paying attention.

6. Observe the way you interact with your child. Strengthen it in a way that makes it clear to your child that you are listening to him and that he has ample time to speak. Minimize criticism, rapid-fire speech, interruptions, and questions.

When a child shows symptoms of stuttering, the first thing to consider is the parents' attitude. If the parents simply and rudely scold the child, this will only make the child's stuttering symptoms worse. If parents can create a very relaxed and harmonious atmosphere for their children and allow them to correct their stuttering in such an atmosphere, it will definitely be twice the result with half the effort.