Question- calling all mothers!!!!!

[Heather A.]

I have a question for all of you nurses and mothers out there.

I wasn't sure what area to post this question in, so I just decided to post it in the general forum.

I have a beautiful 2 1/2 year old son whom I am concerned about. He began talking at a very early age, and quickly developed a very expanded vocabulary. Then, about 3 months ago, he started stuttering. Not bad, just some. Usually the first word/ syllable in a sentence. Then he started to get a little bit better (Ex. :instead of saying P-P-P-P-Please, he started saying

Pleeeeeeease) Now, he has begun stuttering badly again. So much so that he sometimes repeats the first word about 15 times and even a few other words or sounds midway through his sentences. He sometimes gets so tired trying to say something that he just stops speaking. This is breaking my heart!!!!

Is this normal behavior? Have any of you experienced this with your own children? If so, what should I do to help him and should I consult his doctor with this or wait awhile? How do I know if this is serious or not?

Thanks for your help- I'm sorry the post was so lengthy.

Heather

[Lausana]

Don't really listen to his music either, but it's amazing how clear he sings, I don't think he does either, but a lot of singers don't sing with in the accent they speak?--I'm curious to why that happens too!

[itsme]

I think Ozzy is so hopped up that he just cant talk right!! He sure could sing, although that was a long time ago too!!

[cactus wren]

A different part of the brain is used to sing as opposed to speaking...

[NurseShell]

My daughter did this. She had a very advanced vocab by age 18mo. When my son was born she was 22 mo and the postpartum nurse could not believe how vocal she was when she visited me in the hospital...anyway about the time she hit 2.5 yrs she started stuttering - a friend of ours is a speech therapist and she sat down with her one afternoon to make me feel better...bottom line? Her brain was going MUCH faster than her mouth could make the words...she couldn't speak as fast as she was thinking up what to say. My friend said not to worry unless it persisted beyond age 5 - it didn't.

[MishlB]

um, maybe he just stutters??

[TrdNur]

My twenty-nine yr old son stuttered at the age of 2 1/2 yrs , and the problem resolved with no intervention. I think it probably is something to do with the thought process being ahead of the speech process, but my son quit after awhile and had no speech problems afterward. To be on the safe side you could tell the peditrician about it, altho I don't think it's anything to worry about, it never hurts to check it out.