What should I do if my child stutters?

Children are more prone to stuttering, which can make parents particularly worried. In fact, if the child is still very young, it can be corrected well. Therefore, parents must remain calm and actively cooperate with the child to correct it. The editor of the group will give you a detailed introduction on what to do if a child stutters.

1. Reasons for the wording

Between the ages of two or three and seven, as children's self-awareness develops, their desire to express themselves and perform gradually increases. However, at this time, since the language function has not yet matured, children's thinking ability, vocabulary mastery and sentence organization ability are still in the development stage, which makes it difficult for them to express complex ideas and speak too impatiently, excitedly or nervously. When children are eager to express themselves, a large amount of language information is stored in their heads, but their ability to express themselves cannot keep up, and the speed of thinking and speaking cannot be coordinated, resulting in more stuttering.

2. Imitation infection

If there is someone who stutters among relatives, friends, classmates and neighbors, he or she will become an object of imitation. Especially when stuttering scenes appear on TV cartoons, the impact is even greater and they become a "role model" for children to learn from. Once you learn something for a long time, it becomes a habit and it becomes difficult to change it. Childhood is the most imitative period.

Stuttering is highly contagious. Even if you don’t imitate someone who stutters, you will eventually develop a stuttering habit over time.

This kind of "infectiousness" is suggestibility. As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Humans have the instinct to be influenced by suggestions, especially young children who are more inclined to accept suggestions. If you often hear your parents or people around you stuttering, this impression will enter your mind and will be reflected in your behavior as a conditioned reflex. Not only stuttering, but also the tone of voice, posture, movements and other habits of speaking can be felt. Some parents do not allow their children to learn to stutter when speaking, nor do they allow their children to play with other children who stutter. However, people are curious. The more they are not allowed to look at something, the more they want to look at it. The more they are not allowed to touch something, the more they want to get rid of it. The more they are not allowed to learn to stutter, the more curious they are to learn a few sentences.

There is no need to be alarmed if you imitate other people's stuttering or develop some stuttering due to the influence of others. These phenomena can be overcome quickly. If psychological factors are involved, you may very likely become a real stutterer.

After listening to the above introduction by the editor, I believe that all friends should be very clear now. In fact, there are still many ways to play a good therapeutic role, and the effect is so obvious. However, everyone must pay attention to the living environment of the children in normal times to prevent other children with stuttering from leading their children astray.