A mother backstage said something like this.
At noon on Friday, the teacher called her and said her son was crying at school and didn't want to go to school.
She rushed to the school to take the child home, the child was quiet, only to say the original reason, it turned out that because the child was a bit stuttering, was ridiculed by a child in the class, the child also learned the way he spoke, making the people next to him laugh.
This is not the first time that the child has encountered such a thing, the child in addition to talking a little stuttering, very sensible, the family and the teacher are very fond of him, they are also trying to correct the child's stuttering situation, but it seems that the effect is not great.
This made her very worried, what if she grew up and stuttered?
Stuttering is actually very common in children. According to statistics, the probability of stuttering in early childhood is about 5%, which means that 5 out of 100 children have this condition. It generally occurs at the age of 2-7 years, with the peak of the disease around the age of 4 years, and the incidence in boys is 3 times that of girls.
So, what causes children to stutter? Will stuttering grow up to be good? How should parents usually help their children to correct it?
What causes stuttering?
At present, the general view is that stuttering is related to the following five factors.
1. Organic factors of the brain.
Stuttering for this reason is often caused by brain damage before, during or after childbirth.
2. Abnormal pronunciation organs.
This is due to abnormal function of the child's respiratory muscles and throat organs, resulting in the child's speech not being fluent.
3. Familial agglomeration.
This stuttering has a distinctly familial cluster. When a child's previous generation of relatives has a history of stuttering, the child's probability of stuttering will also be higher.
4. Psychogenic stuttering.
This stuttering is stuttering due to mental or psychological problems.
5. Developmental stuttering.
This kind of stuttering is due to the fact that when children first start speaking, their thinking is more active, and their vocabulary reserves are small, and their language expression ability cannot keep up with thinking, resulting in expression barriers. This stuttering will gradually improve as your child's language skills improve.
What kind of stuttering phenomenon parents need to pay attention to?
If your child only stutters occasionally, don't worry too much. However, when the child's stuttering phenomenon meets the following 6 conditions, parents need to pay attention.
Stuttering has been going on for more than a year;
The child is over 5 years old;
Someone in the family suffers from stuttering or speech disorders;
The child already knows that he has a stuttering problem and will be anxious or avoidant;
Stuttering is accompanied by body movements such as blinking and nodding;
Children are more sensitive or excessively pursuing perfection.
When children have some of the above manifestations in addition to stuttering, the probability of stuttering when they grow up is usually larger. Therefore, in this case, it is recommended that parents take their children to the hospital for further examination. If your child's stuttering is becoming more severe, it is necessary to seek a professional speech therapist for treatment.
In daily life, how can parents do to help correct their child's stuttering?
When parents find that their children are stuttering, they can help their children correct it through the following 3 aspects.
Parents can keep a diary of their child's speech to find the trigger for their child's stuttering
Parents through observation records, if it is found that the child's stuttering phenomenon is gradually improving, then the child's stuttering is mostly a developmental stutter, and it will get better when it grows up, and it does not require special treatment. In addition, parents can help find triggers for their children to stutter by keeping a speech diary. For example, observe whether the child is too tired when he stutters, whether he is nervous and anxious.
Parents can create a comfortable and relaxing language environment for their children
Parents should not be too anxious because their children are stuttering. The tense atmosphere will affect the child's mood and is not conducive to the improvement of stuttering. On the contrary, a relaxed and comfortable environment will make children feel that talking is a relaxed and fun thing. When a child is willing to speak, don't judge whether he is right or not. At this time, what children need more is the patience of parents and listen to them carefully.
Listening patiently can prevent children from stuttering more easily because they are anxious. Listening carefully can make the child feel that what he says is very important, and the child will try to make the words clearer.
Parents should focus on the content of their children's expressions and avoid reminding their children too much of the problem of speaking
Most parents, when they hear their child stutter, will remind their child again and again, tell him to think about it and talk again, or ask the child to say it again. This practice seems to have an effect in the short term, but in the long run, it will strengthen the child's stuttering symptoms again and again, and it is actually not good for the child's stuttering correction.
At this time, parents can change their practices and shift their focus to the content that the child wants to express as much as possible, so as not to remind the child too much of the problem of speaking.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone that usually do not use forced ways to let children greet people, perform on stage or memorize ancient poems, etc., which will make children have a bad experience of speaking, and then increase the risk of stuttering.