Inquiry
The five-year-old boy spoke normally when he was just learning to talk. Around the age of three, he began to exhibit periodic stuttering. Symptoms improved after taking sedative medication, but they worsened after being startled or angered. His father and grandmother have slight stutters, while his mother does not. The child is developing normally in other aspects.
Response
Hello: Children are more susceptible to correcting their stutters at a younger age. If they are still very young and haven’t formed a stuttering mindset, you can help them speak more slowly without realizing it. However, if a child has already developed a habit of stuttering, it is difficult for them to correct it on their own. For childhood stuttering, general treatment methods are usually adopted. Family members need to use the correct methods to help children recover from the disease as soon as possible and avoid affecting their growth and development. Therefore, when children have a stuttering problem, parents should help them get better as soon as possible.