Parents of 2-4 years old sever experienced this?

Hi there,
many children of that age go through a similar phase, for a few months, because they want to say many things, but they don't have, yet, the coordination to do it.
It is like if you don't speak a language sufficiently and you start to say a sentence, and you hesitate half way.
It is also possible that they are imitating some other child, maybe they want a bit extra attention etc etc
I personally wouldn't worry about it, unless the stuttering is still there round the age of six.
Just make sure to provide a relaxed and reassuring environment for the child.
PS all children are different and develop different aspects at their own pace. Maybe you haven't heard of the stuttering before because some parents wouldn't see it as a problem.

My boys do/did that too. Like you say, only at the start of the sentence. My oldest has grown out of it completely, with my youngest it has been less and less over the last weeks so I'm sure he'll grow out of it too.

Leslie

Maybe he is stuttering. Based on what you described, and the fact that it is only a week, I don't think I would be that worried.

BTW Stuttering is usually a feedback problem and NOT based on the difficulty of the word. It is like somehow they don't feel the word was said properly and say it again.

BTW this type of problem IS more common with boys, for whatever reason.

And there ARE methods to get past the stuttering. There is even a gadget that affects the feedback such that the cure is somewhat immediate. Given enough time, they could probably get past the problem normally. Want an example? OK, how about a guy that starred on a hit TV show and I have NEVER known him to stutter, but he is LITERALLY they posterboy for stuttering. LITERALLY! I forget the name of the organization, but they fight stuttering and THIS person is one of their examples. He also makes NO secret of the fact:

Nicholas Brendon - IMDb

Info about stuttering

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ering-life.htm

BTW I'm picking on this guy because I saw an ad with his picture on it, instantly connected the two, and I guess he was a good example and just seems like a nice guy, so I remembered it well.

An organization that helps

http://www.stutteringhelp.org/default.aspx?tabid=205


Steve

well you would then go and see as many qualified people as required and take advice from them until you felt assured.

All 4 of my kids experienced something along these lines. With my oldest, he started a kind of over-blinking thing - like a twitch. He would blink real hard and his head would twitch a little. Would happen at any time, playing, watching tv, talking to us. It worried us a bit but he grew out of it.

The other 3 had similar speech issues like you describe. They all grew out of it.

Watch it, but don't be too concerned right now.

Mike

I think its a very common thing which kids go through. Their minds are racing and their mouths find it hard to keep up. I have four children and they have all done this to an extent. None of them do it now except the youngest who is still only six.

Try not to worry and if this is the only issue with his speech then I wouldn't rush into speech therapy at this stage. Most likely he will just grow out of it.

Pauline

My youngest is 8 and he doesn't stutter as such, but sometimes takes a while to start his sentence, it's like he's thinking ahead of what he's going to say and loses track of what he's saying. With him it's more like he's struggling with thinking of the story he's about to tell and telling it at the same time. I usually tell him to start over, think about what he's going to say and then say it.

Even at 8 I'm not concerned about this, it's just him developing and I'm sure soon enough he'll be able to just throw out stories without stopping to think.

If it's only a week I wouldn't worry about it too much. It could be a similar thing where he's thinking further ahead into his sentence and repeats the first word while he gets the rest thought out in his head.

It could also be an excitement thing, if they are excited when they are trying to say something they can repeat the first words before they spit the rest out.

Hey thanks for all you replies. It's re-assuring to know others have gone through the same thing...I never heard of it before...

Sheryl: This is exactly..I got him to repeat a few sentences from me last night and it was faultless..as soon as he tries to think of his own that's where the struggle starts....

Fingers crossed... Thanks for your help and replies.

Yeah amazing how many parents are now telling us their kids did the same thing for a while...The general opinion is to do nothing but monitor it and hopefully all should be well.

Thanks for your replies.