My daughter speaks very well for her age and she's always been ahead with her talking. She speaks three languages and in the past month she suddenly started stuttering really bad to the point where she is stuttering through the whole sentence. I took her to the ped. And she said its normal she will out grow it. It's been so hard on me cause I'm pregnant with my second and I'm crying all day when I see her do this. Has anyone gone through this?? Please help
Totally normal. She's just got so much to say, and she can't spit it out as fast as she can think it. She'll grow out of it!
Well said, Elena!
This often happens at a certain stage when their little brains suddenly explode with knowledge. They grasp new words, new concepts, new ideas (and in your daughter's case, this is all happening in multiple languages), and their tongues and teeth and lips just can't keep up, because they're still young. Fine muscle control is still not ready - no matter how brilliant a toddler is, he or she can't do calligraphy; they take a crayon and scribble. There are a lot of muscles in the mouth and tongue.
It's like when you've had this amazing idea and you're trying to tell your friend - it's just the greatest idea ever - and you stumble over your words and you find yourself mixing up your words. Your friend says "hey, slow down! I can't even understand what you're saying! Take a breath!" And you do, and then you are able to tell your friend your awesome plan.
Your daughter's brain is just thinking way ahead of her fine motor development. Just encourage her to take a breath, slow down. Get down on her eye level and show her you're listening, calmly, with no crying or visible signs of frustration. Pretty soon her muscles will catch up with her brilliant thinking.
Normal.
Stop crying.
I think maybe you should talk to your ob/gyn about your extreme mood swings.
Don't worry about your daughter - she's fine.
I agree with the ladies. Stop freaking out, you're just going to upset her more and make it worse. It's totally normal. Lots of brilliant, ahead-of-the-game vocally kids (including mine) will have a period where their little brains just surpass their vocab skills, as awesome as they are. Their thoughts are running a mile a minute and their mouth just can't keep up. I also agree that it is important for you to stay calm. She's REALLY going to freak if she sees you freaking out every time she does it. Say in a calm manner, "I can't understand you honey - slow down. Take a breath. Now try again." Do it with her so she knows what you're talking about. Most likely by the time you have your words out she will have regrouped and know exactly what she was trying to say. Be patient! HELP her past this instead of making it worse. Good luck!
Veruca ... you crack me up.
Yes - my youngest still does this, and certainly did at that age. Especially if her mind goes faster than what she can spit out.
Stuttering as a speech impediment is actually quite different. Your pediatrician would be able to spot this right away. So let it go and know she'll outgrow it.
dont worry about it...perfectly normal at this age...her mouth just cant keep up with all her thoughts right now...but it'll catch up
she's barely 2 and speaks 3 languages? i mean, that's terrific, but is it coming about because she hears 3 languages at home or because she's being taught 3 languages?
the answer could lie there.
but many kids stutter during developmental language steps. it's not a big deal. and unless it continues and is severe, isn't really a big deal anyway. two of my brothers were stutterers as little fellows. they got some speech therapy, and went on to perfectly normal and happy lives.
your pediatrician has found no reason for concern. do you have reason to doubt the professionalism and opinions of your pediatrician?
crying all day over a small developmental blip will do far more lasting damage to your child, who doesn't understand why mommy is so upset with her, than any amount of stuttering. dry your eyes, pull yourself together, and don't distress your little girl over this.
khairete
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Don't cry all day. That's the worst you can do, mom. She needs for you to ignore the stuttering. I'm serious. Stop crying. You can cause her even more problems.
What is happening is that her mind is going faster than her mouth. It will work itself out. What you might do is just speak one language for a while so that she's not working any harder than she already is.
It is normal the she will outgrow it. At this stage of development her brain is working faster than her mouth so she just can't get the words out fast enough. It'll pass. All children do this.
Very normal. It happens a lot. But do make a call to the pediatrician.
