Many children go through a period of stuttering or stammering, this is the same thing, between the ages two and five.
They try repeatedly to utter the sound or word they want to use.
They may repeat the first letter of a word several times, or a whole word, or may even become so stuck they can't utter a sound.
A great many children stutter at some time in learning to talk.
By understanding its causes you may help prevent it becoming a persistent habit.
A young child's stuttering is the signal of too much nervous tension, making him lose control of the delicate muscular balance he needs for speech.
That's why in this early stage, you should do nothing directly about correcting his speech, such as having him say the word ore sentence over again.
Your job is to find out what making him to be tense.
This may not be simple since the cause can be varied and far removed from the spec itself.
An emotional shock or fright sometimes results in stammering.
Your task here is to build up his feeling of security after disturbing experience.
Let him pour out his fear and anxiety and don't try to correct his stuttering as he tells it.
Help forget the nasty shock by giving him pleasant experiences to enjoy a family outing, or a new plaything.
Are your demands too much for him? A regular routine is really needed here; keep movies and parties to a minimum.
Violent displays of jealousies, fears in fact any sign of emotional insecurity should be examined carefully and handled with patience.
When there is constant quarreling between parents, lack of harmony in the household, the child's speech development may be deeply affected.
Emotional security is your child's main need.
The periods at which stuttering is most common after the two to three year of age is when he enters school and at adolescence both times to big adjustments to life.