My DS turned 2 in December. He was speaking very fluently and in complete sentences, but within the last month he started stuttering. I know this can be very normal for toddlers, but it seems pretty severe. My DD stuttered around the same age, but it was more like repetition of whole words or the start of a sentence. DS is doing what sounds more like "classic" stuttering to me--getting stuck on the beginning of words, especially vowels, it seems. Sometimes he's even using a different, lower voice, in an attempt to help get the words out, I think. I will ask my pedi, but am pretty sure she will just say it's normal at this age, and I'm not sure if the way he's stuttering really IS normal or not.
Has anyone else talked to your pedi about this issue? Any insights? Is there speech therapy or something for kids this small? I can just give it time but I think it's actually beginning to be frustrating for him.
Re: Stuttering
My brother was highly intelligent and extremely verbal. Whomever my mother spoke to regarding his stuttering, the pediatrician I assume, told her it was probably due to his brain working faster than his tongue and mouth. He couldn't get his complex thoughts out fast enough!
It was recommended that she not draw attention to it and not to complete his words and thoughts for him. She made sure we older siblings followed this too. I don't recall how long it took, but it resolved itself completely over time.
I'm sure had it been an ongoing, lasting issue she would have sought further help for him, but I thought these tips might come in handy as you figure out what to do or are waiting to take action.
DD has gone through phases of stuttering as well.
I found this website helpful:
https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering.htm
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
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I suddenly started stuttering about kindergarten, and it plagued me for a long time. I am like 99 percent over it now. I started overcoming it in my 30s.
i had therapy but it never helped. However, I think that's because I was old enough to be conscious of it and embarrassed by it, which made it worse. Perhaps if you can address it earlier, it might work.
if you think your child has a stutter, I would address it with a therapist, no matter what the pedi says. Stuttering is horrible. Why risk letting it go longer?
By the way, his change in tone sounds like classic stutterer technique to try to avoid it. We all come up with something.