Patient's question:
How to deal with stuttering in a 2-year-old child? The child could speak fluently at one year old, but now at two and a half, they started to stutter slightly. It was corrected twice initially, but no further corrections were made since then. However, the stuttering has become increasingly severe. Now, the child stutters every time they speak, but not when singing or telling stories. Will they continue to stutter in the future?Doctor's answer:
Currently, for stuttering or behavioral therapy, the effectiveness of medication is still not very significant. If the child does not improve after the age of 4, it becomes even more troublesome. First, help the child overcome their psychological fear once they stutter. If your child stutters, parents should not blame them, nor should they arbitrarily disturb or correct them, as if they haven't heard, and communicate with the child normally. Tell the child to slow down and try to provide some reading and singing plans for them. This is also very helpful.