Son developing a stammer
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My young son (just turned 3) is starting to suffer with a stammer. Its not everyday, some days not at all but over the last two months it has gotten progressively worse. It can take him 10-15 to get past the first word of a sentance. I've already had him down to the doctor but the doctor reckons it will pass in time. I'm not sure I am happy with a wait-and-see approach. If I can do anything now, I'd like to get going with it.
Just wondering if any of you had the same probs with your kids and if so, did it pass? To be honest, I'm quite woried about it. I remember a kid in my school had a stammer and he got a terrible time for class mates which only made it worse for him. Then of course is the impact on his confidence having to live with something that can be embarassing and frustrating for him. From what I can tell its not curable, can only be controlled.
ETA: 10-15 seconds, not minutes!
Just wondering if any of you had the same probs with your kids and if so, did it pass? To be honest, I'm quite woried about it. I remember a kid in my school had a stammer and he got a terrible time for class mates which only made it worse for him. Then of course is the impact on his confidence having to live with something that can be embarassing and frustrating for him. From what I can tell its not curable, can only be controlled.
ETA: 10-15 seconds, not minutes!
Edited by pano amo on Tuesday 24th March 11:44
Might sound daft, but what about getting him down the local AmDram scene or making sure there's a drama club at school. I've heard that stammers are very much a confidence thing and the two things listed may help with that.
Hope it works out ok.
Ah - 3yrs old - missed that bit for some reason.
Hope it works out ok.
Ah - 3yrs old - missed that bit for some reason.
Edited by Asterix on Tuesday 24th March 11:48
ACEparts_com said:
I have a 3year old with the same problem, well, it's not a problem they just get too excited / forget what it is they're trying to say.
Same as, Done the doctors route and got told pretty much the same as yourself.Noah's gone now from the stammer bit to more of a prolonged first letter of the word ie ddddddddddddddddddddaddy.
It should past with time, just try to tell him to calm down and think about what he whats to say.
I have suffered from a stammer all my life (now 35) so I can sympathise. 3 is a little young although generally a stammer will have appeared by 5. 90%+ of people do just 'grow out' of them so there is a good chance your boy will too. Sad to say that kids are generally speaking b
ds, and so yes if he is still stammering when at school he will get grief, there's nothing you can do about this. You soon learn to cope with it and he'll learn that the people doing the teasing aren't worth knowing anyway.
Lots of good information on the British Stammering Association's website, have a read of http://www.stammering.org/parents_help.html in particular.
If it's any consolation, it's been shown that people with stammers are generally more intelligent than average and that is isn't generally a barrier to future success. I work most of my time on client sites and regularly give presentations - yes I will have a few major blocks here and there but fortunately the workplace isn't the playground and I can honestly say it's never caused me any problems.
ds, and so yes if he is still stammering when at school he will get grief, there's nothing you can do about this. You soon learn to cope with it and he'll learn that the people doing the teasing aren't worth knowing anyway.Lots of good information on the British Stammering Association's website, have a read of http://www.stammering.org/parents_help.html in particular.
If it's any consolation, it's been shown that people with stammers are generally more intelligent than average and that is isn't generally a barrier to future success. I work most of my time on client sites and regularly give presentations - yes I will have a few major blocks here and there but fortunately the workplace isn't the playground and I can honestly say it's never caused me any problems.
I get a little one from time to time, I know its crazy but blowing a rasberry with my tounge out breaks me out of it and I can continue, funnily enoungh my problem is X10 when im talking to someone else with one!
I remember my poor teacher Mrs Hodgeson pulling my aside when I was about 5-6 for about 10minutes straight trying to get me to pronounce an R propperly as I always said W, much to her frustration!
I remember my poor teacher Mrs Hodgeson pulling my aside when I was about 5-6 for about 10minutes straight trying to get me to pronounce an R propperly as I always said W, much to her frustration!
My Son had exactly the same thing and now at 4 has no trace of a stammer at all. Doctors proved useless and in the end we were refered to a "health worker" of sorts. My ex-wife was considering speech therapy but I disagreed. The suggestion was made that each time our Son started to stammer/stutter we were to assure him that he could take his time and not to rush him into getting his words out. As with anyone else with a stammer we were told NEVER to finish his sentences for him.
My eldest (3 in June) has recently started doing this, and everyone we've mentioned it to say TADTS and it's a sign of their sentences getting more complex. Certainly true in my little 'uns case, she's getting quite good with words and tends to open her mouth before her brain has pieced everything together (standard female trait? 
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I noticed last night that sometimes a second or so before she speaks you can see her mouth and lips moving around preparing to get the words out, s'funny.
)I noticed last night that sometimes a second or so before she speaks you can see her mouth and lips moving around preparing to get the words out, s'funny.
pano amo said:
My young son (just turned 3) is starting to suffer with a stammer. Its not everyday, some days not at all but over the last two months it has gotten progressively worse. It can take him 10-15 to get past the first word of a sentance. I've already had him down to the doctor but the doctor reckons it will pass in time. I'm not sure I am happy with a wait-and-see approach. If I can do anything now, I'd like to get going with it.
Just wondering if any of you had the same probs with your kids and if so, did it pass? To be honest, I'm quite woried about it. I remember a kid in my school had a stammer and he got a terrible time for class mates which only made it worse for him. Then of course is the impact on his confidence having to live with something that can be embarassing and frustrating for him. From what I can tell its not curable, can only be controlled.
ETA: 10-15 seconds, not minutes!
Just wondering if any of you had the same probs with your kids and if so, did it pass? To be honest, I'm quite woried about it. I remember a kid in my school had a stammer and he got a terrible time for class mates which only made it worse for him. Then of course is the impact on his confidence having to live with something that can be embarassing and frustrating for him. From what I can tell its not curable, can only be controlled.
ETA: 10-15 seconds, not minutes!
Edited by pano amo on Tuesday 24th March 11:44
Poor kid.
sleep envy said:
Zod said:
My nearly three year old does this sometimes. He just has ten sentences piled up all trying ot come out at the same time. I'm sure it's just a phase.
does his father suffer from short term memory loss?ks your short term memory up?My son developed a slight stammer when he was around 4 or 5. He was referred to a speech therapist but by the time the appointment came through, the stammer appeared to have gone so I cancelled it thinking I didn't want to waste their time, anyhow, it came back. He is now 16 and still has the stammer although it does vary as to how bad it is...sometimes it is hardly noticeable whilst at other times he can struggle to start a sentence.
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