Parents of a 4-year-old child are concerned because he continues to stutter. Which nursing intervention is correct?
a. Remind the parents that stuttering is normal in children younger than 10 years.
b. Ask the parents to have a speech evaluation performed if the stuttering continues beyond the age of 5 years.
c. Reinforce the fact that this common speech defect requires no treatment.
d. Tell the parents that speech problems are most treatable during the child's teen years.
B
If stuttering persists after 5 years of age, the child should be seen by the physician and referred to a speech therapist. Stuttering is not normal after the age of 5 years. Early diagnosis, intervention, and treatment are critical in assisting the child to develop as normally as possible and to correct the speech disorder.
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