Toddler suddenly stuttering

[pierogigirl]

DS2 suddenly started stuttering last week.  It's pretty dramatic (although daycare said he doesn't do as much there).  I asked the SLP at school and she said it's normal, but DS1 never did it.  Did this happen with anyone else's kid?  Did the stuttering go away as quickly as it started?  DS2 has a good vocabulary and it doesn't seem to be bothering him, but it is alarming to hear because it just started out of the blue.

[Jem]

DS had quite the stutter going on for a bit. It was really bad when he was tired. It also came out when he had A LOT to say and his mouth couldn't keep up with his brain. DS was one of those kids who went from really not saying much at all to speaking in complete sentences - so it seems like maybe it was related to that. We were also told it was normal and it did go away (though not "fast", maybe it took 6 months to a year, I don't remember). I was worried too but everyone I talked to said it was fine and it turns out it was - no lingering issues or anything.

[Deleted]

My BFF's.oldest did this for a while. It seemed to happen when he was really excited and had a lot to say and his mouth couldn't keep up. He did outgrow it.

[matildasun]

My niece did this for a bit and my friend who is a SLP also said it was normal. Some of the advice she gave my sister was to allow my niece time to finish what she was saying, not to supply the words, not to tell her to slow down, and really not to mention it to her at all. I would say it happened fro 6 months or so, and then she outgrew it.

[osulori]

Yep, its normal. Not every kid goes through the phase but its suuuuper common.

[hrp22]

I was just reading ahead on my doctor's milestone sheet and it said a mild stutter may develop and it's normal. Apparently must happen enough for them to put it on their sheet that they hand every parent. Here is the link to the document..

it says normal for 2-5 year olds to have " mild speech dysfluency (stuttering)"

www.esdpeds.com/images/uploads/pdf/3%20Years%20Revised%202012.pdf

[liveintheville]

Yeah they can't express their thoughts quickly enough and stutter. They usually get over it. We went through that stage,

[Amy]

DS would stutter badly for a week or so right before a growth spurt or word explosion. It has happened several times between 2-4 and it frustrates him greatly. It has always resolved itself. He hasn't had it pop up in prob 6 months (he's 4.5)

[bubbles08]

Lurker chiming in to say my DS also went through this. It came on really fast, lasted 2-3 months, and then just disappeared one day. Some days were worse than others, but was usually at its worst when he was upset or tierd.

In addition to the advice given above, an SLP also suggested that we slow down our speech, and he would do the same. That did seem to help sometimes. Also, it can be really hard to not finish the sentence for them when you see them struggling and know what they are trying to say, but it really is important to let them say the words themselves. My son would get so upset sometimes and give up and say "I can't say the words." In this case the SLP suggested we say, it's okay, sometimes my words get stuck too. However, if your son is unfazed by it, I believe the recommendation is to just ignore it so the child does not become self conscious.

[dbsk8dance]

tacom

I'm pretty sure it's normal to go through phases of studying.

[jacquez1]

DD1 stuttered for a few weeks after DD2 was born. It came on really suddenly and somedays she would refuse to speak at all. It was pretty frustrating for all involved. It probably only lasted 6 weeks.

[House4Me]

My first did it but my others did not. Seemed to happen when she had a lot to say and was overly excited. It's best to ignore the stuttering, let them finish their sentence... I would not bring any attention to it.