Exercises to correct child stuttering at home

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Every year on October 22 is celebrated the World Day of Stuttering Awareness, this problem affects millions of people in the world. This is a communication disorder and not a language disorder. We know that it is characterized by speech blocks that can be accompanied by muscle tension.

To help our children, if we suspect that they have a speech disorder, the first thing to do is observe them and have patience. Here you have an article to identify the symptoms. But today we propose a series of exercises to help all these children who have stuttering.

Observation of stuttering

Therapy for a girl with stuttering

The first thing we have to do is observe when the child stutters, if it is a behavior that is repeated continuously, or in isolated moments, those who are in front, if it only happens to them in public. All these data are very important. There is also a genetic predisposition to stuttering.

Act quickly. take age into account of the boy or the girl. Since there is an evolutionary stuttering that occurs around 3 or 4 years of age, when the child gets stuck or repeats the same word. But this is normal. If the child is more than 5 years old and it continues to happen then he will need the help of the family, the teachers and the support of a professional.

It is very important that give your child the time he needs to talk, do not finish the sentences. You can cheer him up with words of encouragement, or a smile. You will see how you also reinforce his self-esteem once he has managed to express himself.

Breathing and relaxation exercises

With these relaxation exercises, you will help reduce muscle tension. For children the Koeppen technique is often practiced. Children imagine that they have a lemon in their hands and that they must squeeze it, or that they are cats and they stretch like them. You can also ask him to talk as he walks, so he can focus more on movement.

For the subject of breathing exercises, it is difficult for children to become aware of the diaphragm, the abdomen, the ribs, but it is very important, since children with stuttering cut off their speech because they make bad breath. To facilitate breathing place the child on his back and put a book on his abdomen. This way you will observe how it rises and falls. When it's up, tell him to keep it up and then to lower it as low as possible. Do this exercise for at least three minutes.

To strengthen their speaking organs, propose blowing exercises. Blow up balloons, blow out candles, blow with straws to move small balls or papers.

Rhythm exercises

Kids singing


The family and environment of children with stuttering play a fundamental role. Don't require him to pronounce perfectly and correctly all the time. It is important make talking fun and relaxed.

You can play prolonged speech or gestured speech with your child. Both are exercises that will help you to vocalize better, in the first you ask him to lengthen the vowels of the words, whether they are those at the beginning, in the middle or at the end. Everything as if it were a game. To play gestured speech, support speech in natural gestures that facilitate verbal fluency. This will help them to have their own rhythm.

Demand make him sing. It's easier to sing, that's what my grandmother used to say. So you not only teach him songs, but also how to express himself through rhythm. If you can, record him so that he can be heard so that you notice that when he sings he does not stutter. Another game for children who can read and write is to ask them to spell a word. Or that they form semantic families.

We hope we have helped you. And keep in mind that stuttering does not affect development. A child with dysphemia has the same social skills as a child who does not, however it is true that boys and girls who stutter in elementary school can isolate themselves, until it affects their academic results.


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