stuttering

In the last couple of days, my 2 year old has started stuttering. It's not all the time, but it is noticeable. My mother (who lives with us) seems to think it started when we began to encourage him to use the word 'I'. Typically he says 'my did it', 'my ok', 'my Jake' etc., where 'my' should be 'I'.

My older son sees a speech therapist who comes to our house. She's finished for the summer and she is the one who suggested we start encouraging him to use 'I'. I will see her one last time today at a meeting about Sammy's education plan for next school year and I want to mention the stuttering to her even though she's not actually 'treated' Jake.

Anyone have any thoughts on stuttering in young children? Needless to say I'm really worried this could turn into a huge problem or it could just be a fluke.

I think that when trying new words it can be common for toddlers to stutter.  I suppose if it persists for more than a month you could get help, but especially if you just introduced something new it shouldn't be much of a concern.

http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/weeklyquestion/a/kids_stuttering.htm

It depends on your family background of course. 

Does your older son stutter? If so, your younger son could be mimicking  what he hears his brother saying. I'd go ahead and mention it to the therapist and see what she thinks. And if he continues stuttering, start him in speech therapy. The younger kids are when they get help, the better the outcome usually.

I stuttered and couldn't say the "s" sound as a child. I haven't had any speech problems as an adult. (Sometimes when I'm really exhausted or upset I stutter a little.)

Does your older son stutter? If so, your younger son could be mimicking  what he hears his brother saying. I'd go ahead and mention it to the therapist and see what she thinks. And if he continues stuttering, start him in speech therapy. The younger kids are when they get help, the better the outcome usually.

I stuttered and couldn't say the "s" sound as a child. I haven't had any speech problems as an adult. (Sometimes when I'm really exhausted or upset I stutter a little.)

No, my older son does not stutter. He's being treated for language comprehension delays and some speech delay but not stuttering.

Thanks for the link, Bookgrl!

Stuttering is very common in young children, most of the time it is simply a brief phase they go through.

A couple of tips- don't 'help' them or finish their sentences as tempting as it is. Don't make an issue of it. In most cases it passes very quickly.

Thanks for the input everyone. I spoke to Sammy's speech therapist today. Unlike Sammy, who does have delays, Jake is very, very advanced for his age and already using complete sentences. So she feels it's information overload for him and should resolve. We're to keep an eye on it and if it continues beyond the summer, get him assessed.

I really would try not too worry too much about it, if you can, as he is learning to communicate at this age. HG's tips are good ones. Drawing attention to it may cause anxiety 

I know your role as a parent is to be concerned for his welfare and you are linked into the right services because of Sammy, if things need progressing.