Gwen has developed a small stutter. Apparently it is normal for a child her age. Her mind is working much faster than her still-learning mouth can form the words. Though sometimes amusing, it can be a bit painful to listen to her. Both Tony and I get a little frustrated waiting for "y-y-y-y-y-y-y" to become "you". The point is the other day, exasperated, I somewhat sarcastically told Gwen to take a deep breath. Now everytime she catches her self stuttering, she pauses, takes an audible deep breath, and continues without incident. (Mom the speech therapist?) I forget how literal toddlers are. I guess I had best watch what I say.
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
a literal cure?
Gwen has developed a small stutter. Apparently it is normal for a child her age. Her mind is working much faster than her still-learning mouth can form the words. Though sometimes amusing, it can be a bit painful to listen to her. Both Tony and I get a little frustrated waiting for "y-y-y-y-y-y-y" to become "you". The point is the other day, exasperated, I somewhat sarcastically told Gwen to take a deep breath. Now everytime she catches her self stuttering, she pauses, takes an audible deep breath, and continues without incident. (Mom the speech therapist?) I forget how literal toddlers are. I guess I had best watch what I say.
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We've had the same thing with Graham, we just tell him to stop or slow down and usually he gets back on track again. It happens most often when he is really excited so it is exactly that his mind is going faster than his words will allow. I'm sure when our kids are a few years older this won't happen anymore - I don't think I've seen Madison get like that.
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