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My DS went through a short phase of this around age 3, and it was over in a flash...I even posted about it here...

I think for my DS, his little mouth just couldnt catch up with his brain (DS also, has a very vast vocabulary from a very young age)...He's 3.5 now and its been ling gone....As the PP said, don't draw attention to it, just let her finish in her own time and I bet it will pass ..H

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this probably has nothing to do with her mommy starting a business. I dont know why people would make you feel bad about it.

But stuttering can be treated. Bring her to a speech therapist for an evaluation.

My brother was in speech therapy from pre-k all through kindergarten. He would talk a mile a minute except only my mother could understand him..and sometimes his teachers. They thought my mom was nuts for sending him but she did anyway and he made huge improvements.

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Posted by Porrruss

Hi Summer~ I literally JUST attended a workshop that was solely about stuttering in children.

At Hanna's age disfluencies are VERY common. Their vocabulary is just exploding with new words and often their little articulators (tongue, lips) just can't move as quickly. Some children just do it more than others.

Preschoolers *generally* aren't even aware they are stuttering. Often it's more the parent's concern rather than the child. It's my understanding that MOST children who begin stuttering at the preschool age spontaneously recover within 18 months of onset. This means without services, the stuttering stops. That said, the fact that she has shown frustration ("I can't talk") warrants an evaluation, IMO.

I don't have all my information from the workshop on me, but here is a GREAT websites to help you with information.
Stuttering Foundation of America- preschool

The one thing I can recommend: even though it is upsetting to see/hear, you MUST try not to draw attention to it when it occurs. Even fluency treatment in little ones is about indirect rather than direct therapy. Let her finish her sentences, DON'T tell her to stop or slow down. try to remain as passive and calm as possible when it is occuring. Additionally, when YOU are talking to her, model slow speech. Many times, that indirectly gets a child to slow her rate down.

Please know that her age and many other factors are on her side for this to stop.

Please FM me if you want to talk more.

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You are a wonderful Mom...don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise

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You've gotten some great advice on here, I'm sure she'll be OK.

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Posted by sfp0701

Posted by Porrruss

Hi Summer~ I literally JUST attended a workshop that was solely about stuttering in children.

At Hanna's age disfluencies are VERY common. Their vocabulary is just exploding with new words and often their little articulators (tongue, lips) just can't move as quickly. Some children just do it more than others.

Preschoolers *generally* aren't even aware they are stuttering. Often it's more the parent's concern rather than the child. It's my understanding that MOST children who begin stuttering at the preschool age spontaneously recover within 18 months of onset. This means without services, the stuttering stops. That said, the fact that she has shown frustration ("I can't talk") warrants an evaluation, IMO.

I don't have all my information from the workshop on me, but here is a GREAT websites to help you with information.
Stuttering Foundation of America- preschool

The one thing I can recommend: even though it is upsetting to see/hear, you MUST try not to draw attention to it when it occurs. Even fluency treatment in little ones is about indirect rather than direct therapy. Let her finish her sentences, DON'T tell her to stop or slow down. try to remain as passive and calm as possible when it is occuring. Additionally, when YOU are talking to her, model slow speech. Many times, that indirectly gets a child to slow her rate down.

Please know that her age and many other factors are on her side for this to stop.

Please FM me if you want to talk more.

I am an SLP and I totally agree with everything said here. Great advice. It is very common for children at this age to develop a stutter as it is a time of huge language growth. Don't draw attention to it. Don't finish her sentences. Let her work through the stuttering moment. Modeling slow speech is a great idea too. Most children don't stutter when they sing so try singing lots of songs. But, most of all, DON'T blame yourself. What kind of azz told you that? It could be due to any number of factors, including just normal language development.
He most likely will outgrow this. Give it time and some patience. If it gets worse or doesn't improve in a while, seek a second opinion or get an EI eval. But, for now, relax and try to not to draw attention to it. No child is going to make fun of him at 18 months. He will most likely outgrow it before he gets to the teasing phase.

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First of all -

My nephew had a bit of a first word stuttering issue when he was about 2 - 2.5.

My sister never had him evaluated hoping he would grow out of it and he did.

He used to sort of slur or stutter the first word. Usually when he was excited about something. It was like his brain was working faster than his mouth was and he was getting stuck.

Anyway, we all would just keep saying to him "Slow down Matty, and try to think before you speak".

Within 6 months he worked it out himself.

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You so DID NOT cause this!

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Oh Summer Im so sorry to hear this. Maybe as time passes, she will settle into the new swing of things and all problems will reside.

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I am so sorry summer!!!!! I don't have any advice but some hugs!!

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Posted by Squirl1003

Posted by sfp0701

Posted by Porrruss

Hi Summer~ I literally JUST attended a workshop that was solely about stuttering in children.

At Hanna's age disfluencies are VERY common. Their vocabulary is just exploding with new words and often their little articulators (tongue, lips) just can't move as quickly. Some children just do it more than others.

Preschoolers *generally* aren't even aware they are stuttering. Often it's more the parent's concern rather than the child. It's my understanding that MOST children who begin stuttering at the preschool age spontaneously recover within 18 months of onset. This means without services, the stuttering stops. That said, the fact that she has shown frustration ("I can't talk") warrants an evaluation, IMO.

I don't have all my information from the workshop on me, but here is a GREAT websites to help you with information.
Stuttering Foundation of America- preschool

The one thing I can recommend: even though it is upsetting to see/hear, you MUST try not to draw attention to it when it occurs. Even fluency treatment in little ones is about indirect rather than direct therapy. Let her finish her sentences, DON'T tell her to stop or slow down. try to remain as passive and calm as possible when it is occuring. Additionally, when YOU are talking to her, model slow speech. Many times, that indirectly gets a child to slow her rate down.

Please know that her age and many other factors are on her side for this to stop.

Please FM me if you want to talk more.

I am an SLP and I totally agree with everything said here. Great advice. It is very common for children at this age to develop a stutter as it is a time of huge language growth. Don't draw attention to it. Don't finish her sentences. Let her work through the stuttering moment. Modeling slow speech is a great idea too. Most children don't stutter when they sing so try singing lots of songs. But, most of all, DON'T blame yourself. What kind of azz told you that? It could be due to any number of factors, including just normal language development.
He most likely will outgrow this. Give it time and some patience. If it gets worse or doesn't improve in a while, seek a second opinion or get an EI eval. But, for now, relax and try to not to draw attention to it. No child is going to make fun of him at 18 months. He will most likely outgrow it before he gets to the teasing phase.

Summer, I am an SLP as well and I totally agree with these two posts. Good luck with everything!

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summer, i am so sorry this happened to you. dont let that person get to u, i am sure u are an awesome mom, and u starting your own business and showing your daughter your independence and providing for your family is a good thing imo. although i dont have any advice for you, it sure looks like so many people already posted with tons of helpful advice!

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I developed a stutter at about the age of 9/10 - very old for most kids. It was weird and MANY MANY speech therapists tried to blame it on emotions and psychological issues. My mother finally found a speech therapist that was able to work with me and it all turned out great. Please please do not blame yourself. I think we went to about 5/6 speech therapists before someone took the issue seriously enough to treat it.

HTH!!

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Posted by Tine73

You so DID NOT cause this!

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I