Does any one he come in to contact with do it, could just be copying.

I wouldnt even worry about it in a 2 year old.

We had the same with our lad when he was 2 – went through about a 6 week period where he’d repeat starts of sentences and struggle to get words out. It went away naturally and I believe it is quite a common phase for children to go through.

Reading about it at the time I recall advice on not pulling him up about it or hurrying him – just let him speak at his own pace and he will work things out. So defo no worries at this point in time. If he’s still doing it in a year then you’d look at it more seriously.

Your lucky, our 25month old lad STILL doesn’t know anywords apart from NO and ‘oh no’.

My lad did it at around 4 when he started school. Couple of months later he had stopped completely.
As mentioned above he will most likely grow out of it, But it may be worth mentioning to your gp for advice.

We had much the same with our daughter. It seemed to get better and worse every few weeks for a period of a few months then disappeared altogether. It seemed like she was thinking more complex words / grammar but just couldn’t get it out as she wanted. She’s completely fine now (well, it’s the opposite now, won’t shut up!).

We raised it with the health visitor at her 2 year checkup and she said not to worry, it should go on its own but to come back to ask again if it was still there in a few months for referral to speech therapist.

She also advised not to point it out or correct or rush her, just be patient.

If it’s only a week, my advice would be to be relaxed about it. If it persists over a period of months, might be worth raising it with a health visitor or GP and getting their advice on whether a chat with a speech therapist is in order.

My lad had a speech problem up until age 4 to 5. Although the speech therapy and exercises he was given may have helped, the therapist told us that transient speech difficulties are a fairly common feature of child brain development, particularly when acquiring vocabulary and syntax. She said they often resolve themselves, therapy or no therapy.

I also stammer and I would say the opposite, at 2 i really don’t see the point in seeing a speech therapist. at 3, or 4, yeah maybe (for all the good it will do, NHS speech therapy is laughable)

bravohotel8er, you say you’re getting your life together now, are you on a speech therapy programme?

+1 for droppinneutron’s advice.

My 4 year old son has had a stammer for about the last year and a half, mainly when he’s excited and/or trying to tell someone about something that’s really important to him. We’ve been to a speech therapist about it and she commented that his sentence structures were about a 1.5 years above his age, which can result in a stammer due to ‘disfluency’. From what you’ve said, it sounds as though your son’s case may be similar.

Some of the things that were recommended to help the child through this were:
– Don’t ask a lot questions, but comment on what they are doing so that they don’t feel pressured into giving answer.
– Lots of praise for the things that they do right (not just talking).
– Keep your language and sentence structures simple.
– Get down to their level to get eye contact.
– If they say something incorrectly repeat it back to them correctly without drawing attention to it being wrong.

If it’s still there after a more months, I’d second setting up some time with a speech therapist through your local NHS services.

Your lucky, our 25month old lad STILL doesn’t know anywords apart from NO and ‘oh no’.
so he only needs shh dad that’s BS and he can have every conversation possible with you 😉

My youngets did it but it was more wanting to talk before he had actually thought of what he had to say [ only fair I give Hora an easy one too] 😀

Totally agree, and the emphasis, IME, is very heavily weighted in the favour of stroke victims. Stutterers, esp. adult ones are not given much thought.

Yep, that’s about the size of it.

Why could nt it do damage ? Obviously not in your case, but for some kids making a big deal out of a particular challenge might mean they develop nerves/a mental block around the issue. A more relaxed approach might give them time to master the task without it developing into a big deal.

Or on the other hand it may not, everyone is different, presumably the parents would be in the best position to judge.

My little lad did exactly the same for about 6 months – I was a little worried but my wife just made sure everyone ingnored it so he didn’t get concerned about it, and it just went away. He was a very early talker and has amazing vocab for his age so I think he was often just processing too much and his mouth was letting his brain catch up!

It was actually really cute looking back!