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A lot of times, stuttering at that age is a developmental phase. She might be thinking of things to say faster than her mouth can say them, and that causes her to stutter as she tries to process and speak properly.

However, if you're worried about it, a speech assessment is always a good idea. See what her doctor thinks. I've seen many, many three year olds who stutter for a bit while they work through a phase, and then get over it quite quickly!

I don't have personal experience, but I think an assessment would be a good idea. I have a nephew who stuttered as long as I can remember. He definitely hasn't grown out of it at 7 years old.

Stuttering at this age can be developmental and most kids will grow out of it. Easy word repetitions and even part word repetitions are typical types of stutters that can be seen in preschool aged kids. I'd keep an eye out for any atypical stuttering such as prolonging the first sound of a word or blocking on a word which is when they have trouble getting the sounds out at all. Secondary behaviors such as eye blinking can also signal a problem. However, it sounds like it is developmental stuttering to me and should resolve over time. To help at home you can speak at a slower rate with her, make sure no one interrupts each other, give lots of one on one time with her and don't ask her too many questions. If you are really concerned then go and get an eval by an SLP. I know it is heart breaking to hear your child stuttering. My almost 2 year old has been stuttering lately and even though I am an SLP it still is worrisome.

My daughter did this around 2.5 and just eventually grew out of it. She still sometimes does it at 3, but it's usually when she can't form her thought completely while she's speaking.

I echo what others have said about thoughts going faster than words. My son stuttered from about 3-3.5. Often it was the beginning of a sentence when he was still collecting his thoughts. We didn't do anything, but occasionally if he seemed like he was struggling to get the words out I would tell him (very nicely/gently) to take a second to think about what he wanted to say and then try. That worked pretty well. He's almost 4.5 and I can't even remember the last time he stuttered!

both of my kids went thru this - it was just a phase -

i did this when i was a child. my mom was worried but her neighbor told her to just be patient and calm with me (sounds like you're doing that) and let me work out whatever i was trying to say, and it went away on its own.