Teach you 7 moves to deal with children stuttering!

  Children’s brains are not yet developed and are prone to stuttering. It is normal for a 2-year-old child to stutter, and between the ages of 1 and 3, all are rapid periods of oral development for young children, from two to three years old they will begin to speak in short sentences, and their thinking imagination is developing rapidly. The child is curious about the world and will have a lot to say, but her vocabulary is not as large as that of an adult, so she cannot express herself smoothly and will stutter easily. Generally children can recover on their own when their language development has been coordinated inside and outside the age of 6. Only a few of them will transition into stutterers. Here are seven tips to teach you how to deal with your child’s stuttering: 1. Speak calmly, pause often, and wait some time after your child has finished speaking before starting to speak. Your slow and easy way of speaking is more effective than any criticism or advice, such as “slow down” or “say it again slowly.  2. Reduce the number of questions you give your child. Children are more free to speak their own minds, but not when answering adult questions. Instead of asking questions, simply comment on what the child says and let him know that you heard him.  3. Use your facial expressions and other body language to show your child that you are listening to what he is saying, not how he is saying it.  4. Give your child your full attention at a set time of day. At this time, let your child choose what he wants to do. Let him take you to his activities and let him choose whether to talk or not. When you do speak at this time, speak slowly, calmly, easily, and with lots of pauses. For your young child, this calm, quiet time will build his confidence and let him know that his parents like to spend time with him. When this child is older, this time allows the child to be comfortable discussing his feelings and experiences with his parents.  5. Let all members of the family learn how to take turns talking and listening. Children, especially those who stutter, will find it easier to talk when there are few interruptions and the listener is paying attention.  6. Observe the way you interact with your child. To enhance such a way in which you make your child understand that you are listening to him and that he has plenty of time to talk. To reduce criticism, quick way of talking, interruptions, and questions.  7. Most importantly, make your child understand that you accept him no matter what he does. The most powerful force is your support for him, whether he stutters or not.