Stammering in children 3 years old

Stuttering is a violation of the pace, rhythm of speech, breathing during speaking, caused by the overstrain of the muscles of the speech apparatus. In speech it is manifested as sudden hesitations and repetitions of individual syllables. Most often, stuttering occurs in children 3 years old - with the beginning of the period of active development of speech. Boys are more likely to stutter than girls, because they are less emotionally stable.

The child began to stutter in 3 years: the reasons

1. Physiological . Stammering is not inherited, but predisposition is possible. Also, speech problems can be caused by birth trauma, organic disorders in the structure of the speech centers of the brain, as well as infectious diseases - measles, pertussis, typhoid and diseases of the speech organs - larynx, nose, pharynx.
2. Psychological . Stammering neurotic character is called logoneurosis in children . It can be provoked by sharp emotional shocks, childish fears, sudden fear. This is because when a child is worried, his speech does not keep up with the brain, and there is a stall.
3. Social . This group of reasons is sometimes more difficult to identify, because at this age children are very impressionable and are influenced. For example, they may unknowingly copy the speech of stuttering peers. Often, stuttering occurs when the trilogy is overloaded with speech material, for example, while learning several languages ​​at the same time. Also the reason for stuttering in 3 years may be excessive severity of parents and an unfavorable psychological atmosphere in the family.

In addition, there are a number of provocative factors that can contribute to the manifestation of speech disorders, for example, fatigue, dentition, the predominance of protein foods in the diet, adenoids causing respiratory failure.

Stammering in children 3 years old - treatment

Treatment of stuttering is a complex of activities, appointed by a speech therapist. In this case, it is important to establish a trusting relationship between the child's parents and the specialist so that the therapeutic interaction is most effective. If the child stutters in 3 years, the following recommendations should be observed first of all:

• compliance with sleep and wakefulness. At the age from 3 to 7 years, the child needs at least 10 hours of night sleep and 2 - day sleep. Daytime sleep is simply necessary, as it positively affects the psycho-emotional state of the baby;
• should pay attention to developing games, reading children's books, minimize the viewing of cartoons and TV shows;
• in no case should you ignore walks, the minimum duration of a daily walk for a 3-year-old baby is 2 hours;
• the creation of an enabling environment in the family, conflicts and clarification of relations should be minimized. Also, one should not focus on the problem of stuttering a child, discuss it with outsiders and, moreover, laugh;
• communicate with the child correctly. In daily communication, the child should hear a beautiful, flowing speech, corresponding to lexical norms.

To date, there are the following methods of treating stuttering in a child:

• classes with a speech therapist, at which the expert corrects the speech, eliminates the stumbles, makes it smooth. Sometimes the so-called "silence mode" is used, designed to suppress the stuttering reflex, but using it for a three-year-old is quite problematic;
• breathing exercises - help relax the muscles of the speech apparatus and help to activate the diaphragm in the speech process;
• Point massage - helps to restore nervous regulation of speech;
• drug treatment.