Both my kids have stuttered around the age of 3. DS8 does not stutter now and it was only short lived. DD2.5 is stuttering a bit here and there but maybe it's not a 'true' stutter as it definitely sounds like starting a sentence and then restarting.
What I had read about stuttering for DS seemed to work great: just don't mention it. If I noticed he was stuttering, I would stop what I was doing and just look straight at him and wait. I wouldn't say anything but just give him time to come to what he wanted to say.
I know it only lasted a few weeks for him, and using the same idea, the stuttering has already diminished for dd in just a few weeks as well. I recall reading that mentioning the phenomenon to the child can eventually make them feel self-conscious and end up making them feel even more like they have to get things 'just right'. It makes a lot of sense to me, anyway.
Last edited by chris1234; 10/31/08 06:34 PM.
