What to do if your child stutters

Stuttering is a symptom that some children will experience during their development stage, and it is also a problem that many parents are very concerned about. This is because some children cannot really communicate with others like other children of the same age due to this situation. Some children also have some difficult-to-solve psychological problems due to stuttering. Therefore, it can be seen that problems such as stuttering in children are very critical issues in the children's development stage.

Children's development is the issue that parents are most concerned about. Once a child behaves differently from children of the same age, many parents become very anxious. However, once an abnormal problem occurs, the best thing is to find the cause of the situation, which makes it very easy to solve the problem. So what should we do if children stutter?

Stuttering is treatable. First of all, it should be noted that during the peak period of learning to speak for children over 2 years old, there will sometimes be repetitions of speech and interruptions of sentences. This is a natural phenomenon in the child's development process, generally called "temporary stuttering". As the child grows and matures, most of them can be corrected naturally. However, parents should pay attention to eliminating factors in the surrounding environment that may cause stuttering, and help children correct stuttering in the following ways: First, find out the cause. If there are stutterers around, children should try to avoid them. If parents have problems with their attitude towards their children's stuttering, they should correct it in time and not be impatient. The more they scold or prohibit, the more nervous the child will become, and the worse the stuttering will become. Secondly, you can use diversion to distract the child with games or other topics; or you can sing the words that the child often stutters, make them into songs, sing them with tunes, and let the child learn along; parents can also recite songs with their children. During this process, timely encouragement can be given to the child's progress to increase his confidence in correcting stuttering.

How to correct stuttering in children:

1. When a child stutters, parents should not scold them loudly, let alone laugh at them. Instead, they should be good at guiding them and not act too hastily. Parents should know that patience is the most important thing in this situation.

2. Find ways to reduce children’s psychological pressure and maintain a good mental state. If the child's stuttering gets better, parents should give encouragement as soon as possible to enhance the child's confidence in overcoming stuttering.

3. When doing language training, be sure to practice pronunciation when the muscles are relaxed, let them slow down their speaking speed, extend the speaking time, and practice repeatedly.

4. Try to avoid contact with children who stutter to avoid mutual influence.

Steps/Methods

The causes of stuttering in children include:

1. When a child is just beginning to learn to speak, if he often imitates the speech of children or adults who stutter, over time, he will also develop a stutter.

2. Parents are too strict and urgent in their requirements for their children to speak, or people around them often laugh at the way their children speak, which causes the children to become very nervous when speaking and afraid of making mistakes, which may lead to stuttering over time.

3. Some people believe that left-handed children will often stutter if their parents force them to use their right hand.

4. Some stuttering has a family history.

When stuttering occurs, the cause should be found and treated promptly. Because each child's symptoms are different, but once the precursors appear, we must understand the situation and then treat it accordingly. Generally, this situation occurs mostly because the child is reluctant to speak. When treating such children, you need to be patient and slow down the teaching one by one. Only in this way can you solve the problem of children's stuttering.