What to do if a 6-year-old child stutters

Many parents have reported that their babies always speak unclearly, stutter, and want to speak but can't. Every time they see their babies struggling to pronounce words or speak, they get very anxious. Two or three years old is the initial stage of baby's speech. Other children speak fluently. Although the baby is young and has a limited vocabulary, he will not stutter. So what should we do?

Children aged two or three are in the initial stage of speech development and their vocabulary is small, so their ability to express themselves is also limited. Now when Xiao Wenxin wants to express something, she will suddenly stutter. Because her language function is still incomplete, sometimes when she wants to express her ideas, the words she can think of are limited, so she stutters.

What does stuttering mean? It refers to a language disorder with interruptions, repetitions and disfluency in speech as the main symptoms. It is more common among children, and children with the disease account for about 5% of the total number of children.

What are the other causes of stuttering?

If the parents around you also stutter, the children may inherit the problem; or if the friends around you also stutter, the children may imitate each other and stutter.

Parents have impatient personalities and are overly anxious when their children are learning to speak, which puts psychological pressure on their children; or they do not pay attention to listening when communicating with their children and often interrupt their children to correct their pronunciation. Children may also stutter because they lack confidence and are afraid of making mistakes.

Another reason why children stutter is that they are exposed to major stimulation. This can cause the child to suffer acute or prolonged mental trauma, which can also cause the child to stutter.

What should I do if my child stutters? Try the following methods:

Parents should treat their children's growth with a normal attitude and should not force or control them. Listen to your children more. Don't laugh at them even if they make mistakes. Learn to wait even if they speak slowly. Give your child more time and allow him to express his needs slowly. When children are no longer afraid or nervous, they will speak more fluently.

Do not reveal your child’s stuttering problem in front of others, and do not imitate how she speaks. Children have self-esteem, and parents must know how to protect their children’s privacy. Stuttering itself makes children feel inferior. If someone deliberately discriminates against them, the child’s psychological problems will become more serious.

Parents should give their children enough patience. When children have stuttering problems, parents should guide them to understand stuttering. They should also help them eliminate inferiority complex and encourage them to communicate with others. Only when children have confidence and dare to communicate can they overcome the fear of stuttering.

Parents can communicate more with their children, for example, say something and ask the child to repeat it. Let your child learn the normal way and rhythm of speaking. You can also talk with your children while playing games. When we create a relaxed atmosphere, children can effectively alleviate stuttering.

Xiaomei said:

Children between 2 and 5 years old usually experience this sudden stuttering phenomenon. Including a little warmth, there will be some. However, according to research, stuttering in most children is just a normal phenomenon of "developmental speech dysfluency" and will heal itself without treatment by the age of five.

When children are two or three years old, they are in a period of rapid language development. There are many things in my mind that I want to express, but when they reach my mouth, language accounts may appear. Because it is still very difficult for them at this time to choose appropriate words to express themselves. Therefore, they will hesitate, grunt, pause and repeat.

When facing the problem of children's stuttering, parents should relax their minds and not be too impatient or even scold the children, which will make the stuttering problem more serious if the children are nervous. I usually use the diversion method, reciting Tang poems with Xiao Wenxin and teaching her to sing. In this process, when Xiao Wenxin makes progress, we will also give corresponding encouragement, and Xiao Wenxin will be more confident to express herself.

Stuttering is a natural phenomenon in a child's growth process and does not fall into the category of pathology. I believe that when parents learn to listen, guide patiently and encourage appropriately, children will be able to overcome their inferiority complex and become children who dare to communicate and no longer back down.