Between two and five years, it is very common for our children to produce some blockage or repetition of words when you want to tell us something; is what is known as evolutionary stuttering.
Parents should be informed about this stage of their children's development, and thus not worry too much, since their efforts to correct them may be far from their initial intention to help the child.
The child of this age, in general, gives this initial lack of fluency its importance, that is, none. However, this will change if we, as parents, give it to you and encourage you to think that something you do is not quite right. Therefore, it is very important that the child's environment do everything possible so that this does not happen.
It is very important not to call attention to your speech alteration, either directly or indirectly, and to let the development continue with absolute normality. So, then we will give a series of tips for parents in the face of evolutionary stuttering
- Do not be overwhelmed by the child's speech. It is very important not to manifest, verbally or nonverbally, signs of impatience or anxiety, as children quickly capture our moods.
- Pay more attention to what the child says and not how to say it
- We must avoid asking him to speak faster and more accurately all the time.
- Avoid correcting it frequently, as well as criticize or try to change the way you speak
- Help on maintain eye contactnaturally while the child speaks
- It is important to remember that we must not quarrel, censor, criticize or ridicule to the child by his way of speaking.
- We must avoid all kinds of stress situations for the child. If this is not possible, it is important that nobody makes observations about the child's way of speaking. Likewise, any contact with people who could harm you in this regard will be avoided.
- It is vital the give time to finish what you want to tell us. We should not get ahead and try to continually guess what he is going to say.
- Although I stutter, we must not interrupt. In the event that you show signs of effort when you speak, we should distract your effort and facilitate good communication.
- We can carry out joint activities in a calm way, with clear pronunciation and simple phrases. These activities can be reading stories, commenting on television or talking about things that interest you.
- If our child talks to us while we do some activity that requires concentration (driving, cooking ...), we must indicate thatalthough we are not looking at him, he is listening and paying attention.
- Avoid talking to the child with a fast pace. The same can be applied to the pace of life that is carried at home.
- We must try to find our son happy and relaxed, expressing him in various ways that we want him, we value him and enjoy the time we are with him.
Following these indications, we will ensure that our child exceeds the normal normal evolutionary stuttering. Otherwise, that is to say, paying too much attention to their normal developmental disorders, the child may not overcome these speech problems, reaching a true childhood stuttering.
