It’s exciting to hear your child’s first attempts at stringing sounds together to make a word then later forming their first words and constructing their first sentence
Seeing or hearing your little one exhibit an unexpected sound can cause us to panic. Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists member Dr Sharon Millard helps us to understand the developmental changes that can all be part and parcel of toddler speech.Was your little one a total chatterbox but now clams up? Going quiet can sometimes be a reaction to a new environment while a child becomes secure in their surroundings, or if they feel a bit shy.
Sharon adds, “For the majority , the stammer will just go away on its own, but it is very hard to be sure which children will continue to stammer. We know that it is a neurophysiological condition that tends to run in families, which means that some children are born with a more vulnerable speech and language system. It is not caused by anxiety or by anything that parents have or haven’t done.”
It’s not necessary to instantly seek help but Sharon advises us to keep an eye on the child’s communication and go from there: “If a child is bothered by the stammering, it interferes with their ability to communicate, or parents are worried about it, then they should seek support from a speech and language therapist.”
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