2 yr old starting to studder

[taysmommy]

Hey all, taylor is 2 yrs 4 months old, and shes starting to studder, im not sure if kids go through this while their learning to speak, so i thought i would ask the more experienced moms out there

she doesnt studder on all her words, just her "m" words it seems,

for example, she will say momma momma momma i want my my my my milk

i guess its not really a studder per say because she says the whole word but seems to repeat them over and over when trying to get her point across, i try to tell her slow down and tell me what you need, but its not working quite yet

im hoping i dont need a speech therapist this early, but i dont want her to have problems when she goes to pre-k

[babyscience]

I use to studder at the same age only with M's too.  My mom freaked out about it and I could see it in her eyes....I think that made it worse because she looked so worried when I would talk to her.  Mine worked its way out.  I think I only did it for a year, but sometimes when I am extremely tried or if I am thinking way to fast for my lips to process a little studder will come out.  I would just try to monitor it and if it seems like it isnt going away maybe go to a speech counselor....chances are she is just thinking so fast she cant keep up.

[taysmommy]

thats what im hoping for, i know that shes just learning how to speak more clearly, so i will keep monitoring her to make sure it doesnt get worse, and hopefully she will grow out of it

[AHP84]

I'm sure she'll grow out of it--my son went through the same thing last year when he was 2½. Only he'd stutter the last sounds or syllables of his words, and it was usually S's. For example, he'd say, "I got new shoes-s-s-s-s today."
Or he'd just repeat the last word altogether: "I want my toy toy toy."

He grew out of it after about 4-6 months. He doesn't do it at all anymore. I found what helped him to stop stuttering is if I'd repeat what he said more slowly and then he'd automatically repeat it back. For example, "I got new shoes-s-s-s-s today."
I'd say, "Did you get new...shoes? What did you...get...today?"
He'd usually respond much more simply, "New shoes."

It took some work, but staying in tune with everything he said and how he said it was the key to helping him, and to make sure I didn't sound to him like I was trying to correct him or seem worried about him.

[Jame0223]

My cousin is 4 years old and when he gets excited and talks he would be like "I need my my my my my my.." He would just say this over and over again until were like spit it out kiddo! lol Then he would say it and go on with his story. I think its pretty normal. Unless my cousin is speech challenged but I'm betting he will grow out of it. I hope anyways!

[mikeylevismom]

My son is three and occasionally seems to stutter at the beginning and end of words, and also repeats words without finishing a thought sometimes, as if he likes hearing the sound of the word.  He has excellent diction otherwise -- it seems like kids do this when they start to become aware of their own speaking voices!  They start to hear different consonant sounds and like to single them out as a way of teaching themselves.  If your daughter is learning the alphabet, she may be latching onto sounds she recognizes.  At 2 years old, I would not worry.  Many children do not talk much at all by that age.  Just keep talking to her and reading to her and it will probably work itself out.

[Me2mommy2b]

it's called developmental stuttering.  It's quiet common and normal when the child starts talking.  A few things to keep in mind:
1) do not finish a sentence for him
2) do not interrupt him
3) look him in the eye when he's talking to you
4) do not make a big deal out of it
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask :)

[taysmommy]

thanks everyone, it makes me feel a lot better, i was starting to get really worried that it was the begining of a speech delay or problem, im so glad it happens a lot!