The child began to stutter: the causes and treatment

Parents, looking at their children, rejoice at their successes and achievements. Like everything goes its own way, and suddenly the child began to stutter. The first thing that comes to mind at once: the kid just dabbles. Well, if this is so, but if it is the first "swallow" of a big problem?

Types of stuttering

But first about what it is. Logoneurosis - a speech defect, which manifests itself in the violation of rhythm, the rate of breathing. This pathology is associated with the clamping of various parts of the speech apparatus. Most often observed in children from two to five years. It is this period that is the height of speech.

Types logoneurosis depend on the reasons:

• Physiological stammering. It is connected with the transferred diseases: complications caused by encephalitis, birth traumas, organic disturbances of the subcortical parts of the brain, overfatigue, exhaustion of the nervous system.
• Mental. It is the result of fright, fear, trauma of the psyche, stress, correction of left-handedness.
• Social. This species is most often the reason that the child began to stutter in 4 years. Factors contributing to the appearance of logoneurosis include: overloading with speech material, neglect of parents, excessive severity and severity in education, imitation of peers.

Forms of stuttering

To understand what and how to get rid of, you should study your "enemy". We learn what kinds of stuttering happen.

1. By the type of convulsions of speech.

• Clone - the repetition of individual sounds, syllables or words.
• Tonic - long pauses in conversation, stretching sounds. The face of the child is very tense, the mouth is tightly closed or half-open.

Clonic and tonic forms can be observed in the same person.

Inspiring stuttering appears on inhalation. Expiratory - on exhalation.

2. Because of the appearance of pathology.

• Evolutionary. Appears in children from two to six years.
• Symptomatic. Can occur at any age. The cause is central nervous system diseases, such as craniocerebral trauma, epilepsy and others.

On the types of evolutionary stuttering, let's talk in more detail and begin with ...

Neurotic

If the child started stuttering at the age of 2, most likely, he was influenced by neurotic factors. Of course, not only at this age children are susceptible to this pathology for neurotic reasons. This age lasts up to six years.

During this period, the development of speech motor functions correspond to the age or may slightly outstrip it. During emotions, at the beginning of the conversation, the kids can see clonic convulsions. The kid refuses to communicate or is very worried about the performance. In addition, there is such symptomatology as anxiety, capriciousness, fear, mood change, impressionability.

The intensification of these symptoms occurs during overfatigue.

Such children are very difficult to master in the new team, especially in the kindergarten. But this does not prevent them from communicating with peers and adults.

Children with a neurotic type of stammering are always fussy and inaccurate perform small movements. They perfectly orient in space, they have a well developed fine motor skills.

Neuro-like

The reason - a violation of the brain. These kids get tired very quickly, they get annoyed over trifles and look "uncollected." Some of them may have a movement disorder.

If the child began to stutter at the age of 3 and his behavior corresponds to the above symptoms, it can be attributed to the psychological trauma that arose during the intensive development of speech.

Gradually, the stuttering increases. This is especially noticeable if the child has suffered a disease or is very tired. Speech and motor functions develop on time or with a little delay.

Children do not worry about their illness. The situation in which they can get or the environment on the frequency of stuttering have no effect.

These kids are gesticulating a lot, they have a poorly developed sense of rhythm. During the conversation, unusual face movements may appear.

Causes

The child began to stutter, what to do? This is the first question that worries parents. But before answering it, you should understand the cause of this disorder. Most often this may be a violation of the interaction between the articulatory movements and the speech center. Sometimes the thoughts of the baby can outpace the motor apparatus. And the reason for this are such factors:

• Emotional stress. Fright, anxiety, fear and even positive emotions.
• Diseases transferred in early childhood. Such as typhus, whooping cough, measles, throat, larynx, nose.
• Head trauma or usual bruise.
• Excessive mental activity.
• Birth trauma or stress borne by a pregnant woman.
• Abnormal psychoemotional situation in the family.
• Imitation of peers.

Now, each of the factors affecting the speech, we consider the groups. We will talk in more detail about why the child began to stutter. Consider internal and external factors.

Dysfunction of the brain

What is the cause of this pathology? Most often, these difficulties are associated with genetic changes. If the child began to stutter immediately, as soon as he spoke, most likely you need to look for problems in the work of the brain. The factors that cause pathology include:

• Infection in the prenatal period;
• heredity;
• Oxygen starvation of the fetus;
• Trauma at birth;
• Premature birth.

External factors

If the child began to stutter in 4 years or a little earlier, then the reasons should be sought in the external environment. The problem could arise from the following factors:

• Infections of the central nervous system. It's about meningitis and encephalitis.
• Injuries of the brain. It can be a concussion or bruise.
• The large hemispheres of the child are not yet functionally ripe. Stuttering for this reason goes without the intervention of medicine.

• Lack of insulin (diabetes mellitus).
• Problems with upper respiratory tract and ears.
• Diseases leading to weakening of the body.
• Accompanying ailments: nightmares, enuresis, fatigue.
• Psychological trauma: fear, stress and others.
• Parents speak quickly, which contributes to the wrong formation of the child's speech.
• Wrong education. A child is either too pampered, or demands a lot from him.
• Imitation of peers and adults.

External factors include the situation in the family. If the baby is good with mom and dad, he feels the care of parents, then he will not have any problems with speech. If everything happens the other way around, the child from frequent conflicts will be clamped, and a stutter will appear.

The child began to stutter sharply

If you find that the child suddenly began to stutter, it is most likely the result of a psychological trauma. Maybe someone frightened him, or maybe he received a lot of information that he could not "put on the shelves."

If you think that the reason for this state of the baby is visiting the kindergarten, then for a few days leave the child at home. Do with it breathing exercises. This contributes to the formation of smooth speech without jumping. Be sure to visit with a child several massage sessions.

If a child only occasionally tries to insert a superfluous syllable or sound during a conversation, then one should not worry. The kid is experimenting. If such experiments become frequent, then it's time to go to a specialist.

If no more than two months have passed since the first stutter, the effect of treatment will come sooner. This period is considered the initial stage.

To the child three years

The child began to stutter in 3 years, what to do in this case? The main thing is not to panic and follow the following recommendations:

• Try to make sure that the baby talks less. To his questions, be sure to answer, but do not ask him.
• If possible, refuse to visit the kindergarten. Do not drive your baby, avoid large gatherings of people, forbid children to watch cartoons.
• Give preference to table games, drawing. These classes will help develop fine motor skills. To calm the nervous system, a child can sing under slow music and dance.
• Address to experts. Classes with a speech therapist and a visit to a neurologist will be welcome.
• Do not point the baby at the incorrect pronunciation of a particular word. It can clog, and the situation will get out of control. Try to speak fluently and not to make mistakes in words during a conversation.

To the kid four years

To the child 4 years. I started to stammer, what to do? Again, the same advice - no panic. The kid will look at you, understand that something is wrong with him, will begin to worry. In this period, this is not necessary.

In pre-school institutions, from the age of four they give so much information that the brain of a young child "bursts" from overloads. The kid from the kindergarten comes very tired. The result of the situation is a speech violation. If there is a problem, try:

• Every day to walk with the child in the fresh air.
• Do not let him watch TV, play computer games.
• It is advisable not to take him to the kindergarten.
• Observe the mode. The baby must go to bed on time and be sure to rest during the day.
• Create a child a normal atmosphere in the family. Stuttering can return after any stressful situation.
• Be sure to visit specialists: speech therapist and neurologist.

Psychologist's advice

Did the child begin to stutter? Do not worry, everything can be fixed. Listen to the advice of a psychologist:

• If the baby is difficult to speak, be sure to keep eye contact with him.
• Do not interrupt the baby in any way. Let him finish his speech.
• Try to speak slowly yourself. Stop after each question you asked.
• Talk with your child only with short and simple sentences.
• Try not to ask many questions. So he will not feel the great pressure that comes from you.
• Do not spoil him and do not give him any privileges. He should not feel sorry for him.
• Life in the family must comply with the rules and norms. No randomness and fussiness.
• The child should not become very tired and overexcited.
• Try not to show your experiences. Children feel good. This feeling starts to oppress them. With this state of the baby, the effectiveness of treatment is reduced.

Treatment

A complete examination was carried out. The reason why the child began to stutter. It's time to start treatment. Complete recovery can occur only when:

• Regular classes;
• Perseverance;
• Desire;
• All recommendations.

Treatment should be comprehensive.

• Professional correction. With the use of certain programs, a speech therapist-defectologist can eliminate primary and secondary speech disorders. Correction program for each child is selected individually.
• Massage. For these purposes, you need an experienced children's masseur. The main rules of the massage include a slow pace, an atmosphere of calm and comfort, soothing music, warm hands of a specialist. The main goal of the procedure is muscle relaxation.
• Medicines. They are prescribed only in severe cases (a disorder of the nervous system and psyche). Used sedative, anticonvulsant drugs.
• Ethnoscience. Soothing decoctions are applied. The motherwort, valerian, nettle juice and others will help to relieve stress.
• Game classes at home. They train and consolidate the skills they have received from specialists.
• Breathing exercises - develops the right breathing. It consists of exercises that combine a short, sharp breath and movement.

Parents should know that only complex treatment will help a child get rid of speech disturbance. And if the child began to stutter, you must make every effort to help your child.