Childhood stuttering is like a break in the rhythm of speech, in which the child knows precisely what he wants to say, but is unable to do so because of involuntary movements such as tremors of lips and tongue or unexpected stops between words and phrases .
Does Stuttering Cure?
Stuttering in adults has no cure. The stutter improves fluency, or manages to disguise. In the child the improvement depends on the degree of severity and how it was treated from the beginning.
Treatment for stuttering
The best professional to institute stuttering treatment is the Speech Therapist, but parents have a very important role in the process of treating stuttering. Recognizing the child's difficulty and:
- Encourage the child to speak without reprimanding;
- Look at the child as he speaks, showing interest in what he says and not how he speaks;
- Always praise that the child can speak sentences without difficulties or without stuttering;
- Talk to the child very slowly, without showing tension;
- Always wait for the child to finish speaking, without interrupting it;
- Repeat the message that was said by the child, demonstrating that you understood it.
How to know if it is stuttering
The characteristics that may facilitate the identification of stuttering in childhood can be:
- Repetitions of sounds and syllables,
- Extensions of sounds,
- Fixed articular blocks and positions that alter speech speed.
Stuttering Handle?
Stuttering does not catch, nor is it contagious because it is not a disease. Stuttering is just a change in speech rhythm that any child can present between the ages of 2 and 4 and usually disappears normally.
Only in some cases, the stuttering ends up getting worse and staying longer.
