My son is 7 years old and has sttuttering How to rectify it.?

Question

He is not shy in conversation even though he has stuttering. He goes to school. When he speaks slow speech is better. I spoke to a speech therapist but despite his efforts there is not much improvement

Answer 1

i i i i i... rrreally donnnnnt knoww but but i .. um i think um i i i sah sah sorry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7Zuu...

Answer 2

everyone is saying the same thing I thought as soon as i read your question...speech therapy is the key.

i received services from a speech theraby when i was 7yrs old. i had a lisp that needed correcting. being so young i presume i was teachable because i dont lisp most of the time...once in a blue moon i may defect to it but its so rare that it sounds like a slip of the tongue.

PLEASE dont give up. if you are not having any positive results from the speech therapist you are currently getting services for him from, just as most said, change doctors. make a list of questions and goals you would like to address and interview...after all you are your child's advocate. you will find you all's match..just persistantly be consistant.

wonderful advise has been shared with and for you and your sweet child.

hang in there...

Answer 3

My 4 yr old started stuttering and we didn't fuss at him or make a big deal over it and he just came out of one day after doing it for 3 months.....just have lots of patience and understanding

is there something at school or home that makes him nervous? my doctor told me this could be a side affect in kids when they are stressed.

Answer 4

I had speech therapy and they taught me how to speak properly... I learned and I know how things should sound.

I feel I am going against the grain trying to correct my speech so I don't I just choose to speak with lisp.

My teeth and jaws are not lined up propperly and they expect me to change my natural speech... naaa

good luck with the stuttering thing.. I would suggest he practice by softly singing his sentences.  It calms things down in the brain.

Answer 5

Speech therapy is an answer but you have to find the right therapist. I found that music helps. If you get him to sing his response in a simple tune, the rhythm helps. Then try to say the same thing without the music. Also, get him to speak while bouncing a ball back and forth slowly. Again the rhythm helps.

Answer 6

Don't correct him, don't interrupt him, don't make fun of him.  He needs to feel comfortable speaking.  

As far as speech goes, he can get help and will probably stop while in the office but it really doesn't help much.

Answer 7

Speech therapy is a good solution.  It is best to correct this issue now at his young age.  If he doesn't show improvement get a different therapist.

Answer 8

My younger bro used to stutter all the time... Whenever he stutters u need to correct him, tell him to slow down and repeat himself.  Do that EVERY TIME he stutters. Hes probably gonna get fed up with you, but its for his own good...

Answer 9

Is it stuttering or word retrieval? Either way, when he starts to do it, just calmly ask him to slow down to where he talks and doesn't do it. The problem is his brain is thinking faster then what his mouth will spit out. If he is reminded to slow down enough it should become a learned thing. It may take awhile though.

Answer 10

there is a device-not sure if it's ready for mass use yet-liek a hearing aid-that stops the stuttering....I've seen it a few times on Medical TV shows...

Answer 11

You say you spoke to a speech therapist, but was your son treated by this therapist? If not, he should get speech therapy. And if you have, how long time has he gotten it?

Answer 12

check out www.stutteringhelp.org as they have great information for parents of ways to help, a list of specialists who are trained to work with stuttering, online videos, and more.