Today, we finally got to see a speech therapist with Yair. He has been stuttering for quite a while now, and since he talked like a waterfall before, telling all kinds of stories and whispering secrets into our ears, this is alarming all the more. We suspect the stuttering may be related to our moving to Berkeley, to all the changes we are currently going through. I actually thought that talking with him about the move as much as possible would be the wisest thing to do, but apparently it has just scared him and made his little world become insecure. After all, he is such a sensitive boy. And not even 2.5 years old.
Yael, the speech therapist, didn't really tell us anything new, anything we didn't already know. Stuttering is a common phenomenon in children his age. She played intensely with him for about half an hour, noted that the stuttering is rather mild and will most likely disappear over time, handed us a list of Dos and Don'ts that will help us support Yair's speech development the best we can, and wished us good luck. No therapy for kids under 4. But at least we got some expert advice before we leave. Hopefully, in a few months' time, things will have settled down and straightened out. Love, security, and routine are the keys.
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I've heard about similar situations among friends and acquaintances. Nearly everyone says that it does work itself out on its own, so chances are that the therapist was correct, and that you don't really need to worry about this (though as a parent, I'm sure it must be very worrying!).
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