stammering problem

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February 25, 2010 18:59
Category : Preschoolers (3-4)
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karma: 40

My son is 4 yrs old. He is studying JKG now... Quite recently i started to notice that he has a problem while speaking.. That is ... he stresses on a word for a long time... first i thought that since this is the age when they try to grasp as many things as possible, he is having the problem of expressing it out... that too he tries to speak in malayalam(Mother Tongue), tamil,english,at times Hindi too.... Asked his Paediatric tooo... he said not to worry as they take time to clear out things... For Eg: when he tells the alphabets he will stress on L for some time and then continue... after a few days of cajoling he slowly tells the alphabets correctly.. but somewhere else it pops up... it is not quite frequently occuring too.... Spoke to one of my Cousins who is into speech therapy... she suggested me to wait for 2 months and then see a doc...

can c'moms give opinion please ?

3 answers so far. What are your thoughts?

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tame

karma: 518

He is still a kid, normally it happens with these age group children. When they are not confident about what they talk they hesitate and that sometimes sounds like a stammer. Whereas they might not be actually stammering. If you are in doubt you can take him directly to a speech therapist and get it clarified. At times when kids feel insecure also they stammer but that may be only for sometime. There is no need to panick. Get it cleared asap so that u can feel free or start treatment if need be, either way it is good to consult atonce.

about 2 years ago

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SmithaSr..

karma: 119

I am no expert on this subject, but just a suggestion on this... please check with your pediatrician if he has a problem "tongue-tied"... sometimes due to this children face the so-called "stammering" problem. here is a link to understand this better..

http://members.tripod.com/~Caroline_Bowen/tonguetie.html

it is a common issue and easily correctable

about 2 years ago

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prasmi

karma: 40

Thankyou Tame , and i am planning to take him to the doc in this summer vac... t

and Thankyou smitha for the link...

about 2 years ago

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12 months ago

Greetings Doctor,

Trust this finds u in best of health.

I am a mother of 2 kids. daughter age 6 and son 22 months. my concern is my son. its been a couple of months now, he blabbers alot. there are a few words i can understand but most of the time he blabbers or talks baby talk to himself or to us. he can say mamma, dadda, come, more (if he wants more to eat) numnum for food, the word no, his sister's name very recently. he loves to sing rhymes. but he cant prenounce the words perfectly but say he is 4 out of 10. the melody is perfect. it was all very adorable but sometimes its very worrying to hear him blabber. i wonder if it is normal. i am quite anxious to know cause i did not experience this with my daughter. infact she started talking really well by this time. please advise. Thanks for reading.

Best regards

natalia

Hi Natalia,

No 2 kids are same so u cannot compare him with your daughter, From what you have written, doesn’t looks like there is a problem, some kids start speaking late, so if his understanding of things and hearing is all right,don’t worry, just continue talking to him, reading to him and otherwise stimulating him and just relax and enjoy your babies!