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I've noticed my son, who will be 2 tomorrow (!) stutters a bit when trying to say something. I'm wondering if I should be concerned. Can something like this manifest itself at this young age? My husband stuttered, and still does a bit when his brain is too fast for his mouth, but it's not too noticeable.
But if it's possible to see it at this age, is there something I can do to work with him on it?
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I don't think there is anything to worry about now though I'm not sure when you should start.  My son is about to turn 3 and started to speak a lot just past his second birthday. With the sudden speech development came the stuttering issue. I've read that some kids in trying to process their thoughts would repeat the last word over and over again until their thoughts can be vocalize. At this age, I think speech being a relatively new development, it takes a while to master. So my advice is to be patient with him and let him finish his own sentences. I believe continue exposure to different literature with regards to experiences your son is already familar with also helps him put his own feelings and experiences into words. Wait until he get really excited about something. 
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Jenn,
Both of my boys stutter. My understanding is that it is very common for young children to stutter. Typically it works itself out by early elementary years. Someone else asked a similar question a while back and I posted a couple of resources. stuttering question
I would go to those sites and look up the advice for speaking with your child at a slower pace. That's probably the best advice for a child this age.
Here's my one concern. Stuttering can be hereditary. There are lots of components and heredity is only one. (There are no other stutterers on either side here, but both boys stutter?) In most kids your son's age it's just developmental and very normal. But the fact that your dh stutters too could be a reason to at least call a speech pathologist and ask if they think your son should be seen. My experience is that treatment sooner is better if it in fact is needed. The National Stuttering Association has providers who work with stuttering listed on their site. That is where I found our current provider who is wonderful.
Good Luck. Let me know if you have any questions and DON'T worry. It's most likely something that will just disappear as he gets older.
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Thanks for the help! Sorry I missed that post! I should have searched first!
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I'm glad you posted. I don't have many things I can help people with, so you gave me a chance to feel useful.
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I know I'm not supposed to be worried, but it just happened overnight. He was talking so well and fluently and now it's such an exaggerated stutter...The hardest thing for me is keeping my patience! He talks loud and in a whiney tone when he's trying to get the word out and it's wearing me out.
Combined with the emergence of some "terrible-two" traits, my nerves are on edge. Everything you sent says it's normal, but deep down when I hear it over and over I just wonder if it really is "okay."
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Jenn,
My 2 year old went through this exactly. She is my earliest talker and is very fluent when all of a sudden she started stuttering. I spoke with a doctor and she said to just ignore it. Don't try to correct it and she won't get any negative reinforcement. So, I did as she suggested and the stuttering stopped. The doctor said it's developmental.
Hope that helps.
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KC in TX wrote:
Jenn,
My 2 year old went through this exactly. She is my earliest talker and is very fluent when all of a sudden she started stuttering. I spoke with a doctor and she said to just ignore it. Don't try to correct it and she won't get any negative reinforcement. So, I did as she suggested and the stuttering stopped. The doctor said it's developmental.
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It does help. I just need reassurance right now. I'm reading what they say...and I'm not correcting and trying to ignore it. The ignoring part is hard to do from a mother's point of view. And I'm a worrier  So thanks!
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Oh, the doctor also said if the stuttering doesn't go away after about 6 months of ignoring it, then you should have your son evaluated.
And, yes, ignoring it is very, very hard.
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Jenn, I'm new here, and just read this post. I was wondering how things are going? My daughter did this when she was just 2, and I was very concerned. It was a very pronounced stutter.
I spoke to my friend who is a speach therapist, and she reassured me, saying that prior to age 5, they do not consider this "true" stuttering. Most of the time it has to do with the "language explosion" that happens at this time, when their expressive language is trying to catch up with their receptive language. Their brain is just trying to say so much and their mouth can't keep up!
Here's some advice she gave us, and we found it helpful:
1. Don't correct or finish the word.
2. Never mimic the stutter (and by all means, make sure older siblings do not either! 
3. Relax, take a breath, and wait attentively for as long as it takes for him to get the word out.
4. Encourage other children to allow the young child "space" to talk, and do not interrupt. Younger siblings often have to compete for floor time, and this urgency can worsen the dysfluency.
I'm glad to say that Amelia, at almost age 3, has almost completely outgrown the stuttering. Every now and again, she'll "trip" on a word, but I think that by next year, it will be a thing of the past. If no though, I understand that speech therapy can by very successful.
HTH!
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Hi Shawna! Your post reminded me about this! Everything that was posted was all true. This little bout of stuttering lasted no more than 3 weeks. It was awful, for him and for us. He was so frustrated. But it must have been some "wires" crossed because it stopped as suddenly as it started.
Thanks for all the reassurance. He is very verbose, and has great diction and a broad (almost grown-up vocabulary) at the old age of two. That's why it was startling to us for him to suddenly not be able to get the words out. I guess I need to learn to not panic...
I'm listening to him recite the words of Drummer Hoff right now.... 
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