Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (RandomA1) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:46:45 GMT

little mans mami wrote:
My son is almost 4, and had a really bad stuttering problem around age 2. I asked his doctor about it and he said I could put him in speech therapy if I wanted to, but that it would more than likely go away on it own. Their little minds are racing so fast, and they know what they want to say, they're just trying to get it all out super fast.

Tony...

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (little mans mami) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:22:06 GMT

My son is almost 4, and had a really bad stuttering problem around age 2. I asked his doctor about it and he said I could put him in speech therapy if I wanted to, but that it would more than likely go away on it own. Their little minds are racing so fast, and they know what they want to say, they're just trying to get it all out super fast.

Tony would stutter on the who, what, where's and why's. He would also stop and restart his sentences. He'd get super frustrated...

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (becky711) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:12:19 GMT

LilBabyWithTheSundressOn wrote:
So he's likely having a language growth spurt? He does seem to be picking up new words again and stuff.

It seems surprising to me because he uses some words that are a little bit abstract but he seems to understand them and he uses them in the correct context. One I noticed recently was...

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (1glitter1) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:59:39 GMT

i wouldn't worry when he's only 2 but it wouldn't hurt to ask a speech therapist.

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (LilBabyWithTheSundressOn) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:57:48 GMT

So he's likely having a language growth spurt? He does seem to be picking up new words again and stuff.

It seems surprising to me because he uses some words that are a little bit abstract but he seems to understand them and he uses them in the correct context. One I noticed recently was "anymore." He understands a lot of time words...like later, tomorrow, last night.

And he's definitely...

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (Kris700) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:49:10 GMT

LilBabyWithTheSundressOn wrote:
See, I don't recall him doing this before recently, say the past few months. But he's also learning new words and phrases and stringing together
longer, more complex sentences so maybe that could have something to do with it.

As a speech therapist, I can tell you that it most definitely has something to do with it. Stuttering is very common during...

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (becky711) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:39:13 GMT

how long has he been talking? and was it in complete sentences or just short phrases?

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (LilBabyWithTheSundressOn) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:37:53 GMT

See, I don't recall him doing this before recently, say the past few months. But he's also learning new words and phrases and stringing together longer, more complex sentences so maybe that could have something to do with it.

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (Gemma) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:33:49 GMT

I'm worried about a 30 yr. old I know who acquired this speech pattern. He used to speak perfectly, and now he does that *keep starting over* thing.

How the heck do you DEVELOP that habit in adulthood???

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (becky711) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:31:21 GMT

I think it's normal. A child that age's brain is still developing... he may know what he wants to say, but the connection isn't coming through clearly. At least he is going back and trying again, and not giving up. You will see it happening less and less as times goes by.

Re: Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (PLURfekt) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:30:28 GMT

My niece does the same thing and she's almost three. She speaks really well for her age too.

Is it normal for a two year old to sort of stutter?

feeds@yuku.com (LilBabyWithTheSundressOn) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:29:00 GMT

Noah speaks really well for his age. His speech is more intelligible than a lot of kids a year older than him. But sometimes he sort of stutters. It's not usually the repetition of the beginning sound of a word but he'll be trying to say a phrase or sentence and get a few words in and start over. Sometimes it takes him five or six attempts to finish what he's trying to say. It sort of seems like he knows in his head what he's trying to say but he can't get his mouth...