Techniques to reduce Stammering in Kids

Does your kid often face difficulty to start a word or phrase? Does your child add sounds like “hmm” to the phrase? Is your child not able to speak fluently? These are the signs of “Stammering”.  If this isn’t taken care of sooner, it can later lead to speech difficulties. Some techniques can help your kid to overcome stammering.

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What is stammering?

Stammering is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which children have speaking difficulty and struggle to talk clearly and fluently. They may, for example, repeat or lengthen a word, a phrase, or a consonant or vowel sound. They may also halt during talking when they reach a difficult word or accent. Most stuttering occurs at the start of a phrase when kids repeat the first letter a few times before it is proper.

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Techniques that help to reduce stammering 

Here are some strategies that you or your kid may do to help lessen the stammering issue :

1.SLOW DOWN TECHNIQUE

Speaking  slowly is one of the efficient techniques to overcome stammering. Trying to rush through a topic can make you stutter, or have difficulty forming the words. This technique has two advantages, one, it gives your child an example of how to talk more fluently and smoothly and two, it gives the discussion extra time so that your kid doesn’t feel pressurized.

Additionally, you can slow down your speech by including more gaps and extending them longer than usual. Also, by purposefully extending the sound of  first word of each sentence, you may deliberately slow down your speaking. For example, speak like “Hooww…. iss.. yoour…. daayy?”. This makes the kids feel more comfortable and relaxed throughout the conversation.

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2. ROBOT SPEECH TECHNIQUE

The stammering in kids can be reduced by 96% when they use the robot speech technique on a daily basis. It is also called as syllable-timed speech technique. It took advantage of the repeated sound pattern’s capacity to encourage fluent speech. First segment the words into separate syllables and try to talk like this “Em..ploy….Ro..bot..speech..in..dai..ly..con..ver..sa..tion”. You may think that this will make you look quite awkward and weird at first. But speaking at a regular speed by breaking the syllables can increase fluency. 

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3. CANCELLATION TECHNIQUE

As kids with stammering struggle to get their words out, they frequently build up a lot of stress and pressure in their jaws, mouth and throat. Stammering can be modified by a technique known as a cancellation. This technique involves taking a moment or stopping to talk when they begin to stammer, taking deep breaths, letting go of the stress, and extending the stammered sound to make it seem natural like this, “Llll… (stop to let go of the pressure) Let’s play outside”

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4. TONGUE TWISTERS

Tongue twisters are the phrases or sentences that contain words with repetitive sound patterns. It is a great way to help to get rid of stammering in kids. Practicing jumbled, meaningless words with similar sounds in a daily manner will help to improve pronunciation and fluency of each word and syllables.

Try teaching your kids simple tongue twisters like “An ape hates grape cakes”. First say it slowly and then repeat it for 3 to 4 times. Also, encourage them to increase the speed and say it loud. This will be fun and your child will enjoy this activity.

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5. FEEDBACK TECHNIQUE

This feedback technique can help kids between the age of 3-6 years. A child’s brain can be encouraged to talk more effortlessly by receiving vocal feedback on their speech. So, parents can give more feedback about their speech. These feedback aids in normalizing stammering and also develops confidence in kids to speak fluently. Try some following techniques

• Give them applause and reward
• Make them assess their own speaking
• Appreciate their stutter-free speech

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Foods that help to reduce stammering in kids

Without the brain, there would be no language. The human brain has a few areas that are specific to language processing and production. Adding foods that support brain development can help to reduce stammering in kids.

NUTS:

All the nuts like almonds, walnuts, cashew, peanuts and hazelnuts are rich in vitamin E and vitamin B6. They help to improve the motor functions in kids who stammer. They are also antioxidants which protect against cell damage. Walnuts are rich in omega 3 fatty acids and are a valuable substance for brain function, memory and thinking abilities. This fatty acid also encourages cognitive functions.

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SEEDS:

Apart from nuts, seeds like flax, chia, melon, sesame and pumpkins also contain powerful antioxidants like vitamin E that protect the brain from free radical damage. Sunflower seeds impact overall mood and mental processing powers and therefore it is considered a brain boosting snack. Pumpkin seeds are high in magnesium, copper, and much higher in zinc than other seeds, which help in increasing concentration and memory.

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OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS:

Multiple studies have shown the link between low omega 3 fatty acids and poor development, ADHD, speech delay, poor focus and concentration. These healthy fats are crucial for the brain development and helps to manage speech disorder like stammering in kids.

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COCOA POWDER:

Pure cocoa powder (unsweetened) contains brain boosting components as it is packed with a large number of antioxidants molecules, the main is epicatechin helpful to improve cognition in studies. Hence cocoa powder is also an important brain development food for children.

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ASHWAGANDHA:

Ashwagandha is an adaptogen. It can reduce anxiety and stress. Moreover, it increases acetylcholine levels which support better memory, mental focus and intelligence. Ashwagandha also improves communication between nerve cells and stimulates the body’s capacity to heal any nervous system damage.

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BRAHMI:

Brahmi is a superfood for the brain and is believed to sharpen the brain by protecting cells and increasing chemicals associated with learning and memory. It has shown to improve spatial learning and retaining power in kids. That is why in older times, kids were often given Brahmi powder with ghee/honey. This would help in keeping them calm and reduce stammering.

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SHANKHAPUSHPI:

Shankhapushpi is a traditional remedy for increasing the functioning of the brain. The powerful antioxidants and flavonoids present in it improve the memory capacity, focus, concentration, calmness, alertness of an individual. Since it is a brain tonic and stimulator, people taking shankhapushpi have improved memory, reasoning, problem-solving, and other cognitive abilities.

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