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Toddler Who Has Developed A Stutter  by: Steve Hill Some parents have the shock of hearing their young child start to stutter as a toddler. I am somebody who runs a speech centre in Birmingham, England, I now help people to achieve fluency. I met a lady who was thirty and her little boy aged four had been stuttering for quite a while. She had taken him to speech therapy and was extremely anxious as to why he was stuttering. It had possibly started because the toddlers father had quite a severe stutter, the boy may of picked up the bad habits this way. Many other people contact me asking why their toddler has developed a stutter and asking what forms of stuttering treatments are available. I always suggest that they keep as patient as they can and try to play games, speech games with their child. They can challenge the child to say the word fluently, they show their child how it should be said and then bet them that they can't do it themselves. When they do manage to say that particular word fluently they then heap lots of praise onto the child, telling them how clever they are and how proud mommy and daddy are of them. I even advise giving them an award like a small chocolate bar. If instead of being patient parents or relatives are aggressive, saying things like: "Get your words boy" "Spit it out!" These types of comments can have a very negative effect and make that child withdraw into their shell. This may to some people seem very obvious to say, however you would not believe the amount of people who have told me this is what they were told as an infant. I hope you found this article interesting and beneficial, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at info@stammering-stuttering.co.uk Stephen Hill About The Author Stephen Hill has a number of websites including: http://www.stammering-stuttering.co.uk http://www.stutter-cure.com http://blog.stammering-stuttering.co.uk/blog info@stammering-stuttering.co.uk This article was posted on March 27, 2006 Read More Articles from the "Parenting" Category: Caretaking Parents, Entitled Kids by Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Pay Attention! It's Your Most Important Job by Audrey Burton Avoiding The Morning Rush by Aurelia Williams Lactivists Unite to Raise Breastfeeding Awareness by Elizabeth Catalanotto The Shoemaker and the Brat by Patricia Gatto Discover More About The Importance of Early Childhood Education by Steve Bishop Costumes In Flames: How To Protect Your Children From Catching On Fire This Halloween Holiday! by Uncle Lewie Helping Your Children Deal With Stress by Steve Hill 12 Commandments for Parents by Annette Lucas Choosing Values: Discover 5 Ways to Help Your Kids by Jean Tracy, MSS << Back to "Parenting" Index

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