https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:11:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1505071 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:29:15 +0000 HLK208 1505071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My (almost) 5 year-old still does this occasionally. Mostly when telling a story or if he's in front of a large group. All of his preschool friends do it so I'm not too worried. It's gotten a lot better though (started around 3). </p> <p>I did nanny for a girl who had this problem - she was 9 though and still repeating a word when she talked (actually, every time she spoke). A lot of her stories would start out, "My-my-my-my mom my-mom, my mom and my dad..." I would say she had the speech capacity of a 3 year-old. But perfectly normal for a 3 year-old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504935 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:46:48 +0000 lamariniere 1504935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3 year old does this too. He will say the first part of a word several times, usually at the start of the sentence. So it might be something like "can you you you you play with me?" Or "there's a fi fi fi fire truck over there" I think he is gathering his thoughts because the rest of the sentence is always normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504900 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:37:49 +0000 Mamaof2 1504900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! Good to know its normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504866 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:30:53 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1504866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have studied this type of assessment a lot in school, as social workers get this question very often. It isn't a stutter, it is more like, their minds are trying to generate an idea but they are talking and thinking so fast that they can't get it out right, if that makes sense. I don't know the science behind it, but it extremely, EXTREMELY common with kids under 6.<br /> Imagine you are trying to holler at someone who may have left their keys in your house and is walking out the door, sometimes you jumble your words and repeat words because you're trying to think and speak at the same time, all in a warp speed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504720 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:42:43 +0000 yin 1504720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost 3 year old stutters a lot when he is tired. It usually happens midday if we've had a busy morning or around dinner time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504713 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:40:06 +0000 mrs. wagon 1504713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4 year old does this too! He's growing out of it now. I mentioned it to the pediatrician and he said it was common and they usually grow out of it. Usually it's just them trying to think of what's coming next. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504687 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:31:32 +0000 Beyond2 1504687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son doesn't talk much yet, but we were at the chiropractor the other day and a little boy who was around three years old was doing this. I think he was just so excited talking to his mom he couldn't keep up with his thoughts :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504677 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:26:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1504677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My toddler (2) starts his sentences with "uh uh uh uh" and then spits out the word. I was concerned for a little while but a couple people told me that his mouth can't keep up with his brain and he's trying to spit out the right word. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504670 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:25:10 +0000 T-Mom 1504670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 5 yr old does this sometimes when she gets super excited and literally can't get the words out fast enough... Is that what it is for you guys? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-stuttering-or-something-else#post-1504628 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:15:37 +0000 Mamaof2 1504628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3 yr old has started to repeat words when she talks</p> <p>"And And And And And And I want to go too!"</p> <p>or</p> <p>I I I I I I I want my shoes on"</p> <p>Its not all the time but wondering if I should be concerned or this is just a phase? </p>