want your opinion

[julie835]

Hi, I'm new &not sure what to do...My daughter (9) will be talking along & will repeat the last word of a sentence, only once, not every sentence. I have spoken to her teachers, they have not noticed (which I can hardly believe). My oldest daughter can notice it (17) & my husband can too, but doesn't seem to really care (or think it's a big dal). It has went on at least a year. What shall I make of it. She did go to speech therapy when she was 3 because of problems with forming certain sounds, but responded quickly & was dismissed. thanks for any input, Julie

[Sulligogs]

Hi Julie835.

Good on you for showing concern on this matter, although I cannot say if there really is a problem or not.

As it happens, I too, went to speech therapy when I was your daughter's age and apparently my problem was nipped in the bud. Having said that I think I still have times when a pronounciation will not sound right to me after I have spoken it.

Anyway, I think the question is how does your daughter feel? Is there a worrying reaction from her when questionned over this trait?

It may be a bad habit. Like some of us bite our nails and others fidget too often perhaps hers is to repeat the last word at the end of a sentence.

I think as long as she does not seem bothered by it then in due course she may adjust herself accordingly as she grows up.

Hope that has helped.

[julie835]

Thank you for your reply
Sulligogs. She doesn't seem the least bit concerned, so I guess I will continue to monitor it & see what happens. Thanks. Julie
P.S. I am going to still watch this board , as there are some very good tips posted ;)

[carewendy]

julie835, i think i might be in the same position as your daughter at times. I repeat my last word of a sentence too. Sometimes unknowingly, and sometimes i think it's a habit. Most of the time, i repeat my last word just because i feel i didn't pronouns it properly, so i just correct it again. However, i think i might be over doing it. My family helps me by reminding me whenever i repeat the same word again. Because they realise i repeat my word without realising i am repeating it. :(

Did you ask your daughter if she realises she has been repeating every last word of her sentence?

:)

[julie835]

Thanks Wendy for your input. If I may, could I ask how old you are...what I'm getting at are you an adult? I have pointed out her "problem" to her before, but I didn't want to keep bringing it up. There are times she goes quite a while without me noticing, sometimes a few days. The "habit" idea you and sulligogs brought up is encouraging to me, Thursday we start our summer break from school & maybe with a much more relaxed daily pace, we can work on it. Thanks, Julie :)

[hockeyman55]

I just wanted to throw my $0.02 in here. I developed a stutter when I was around 11. My parents saw it but didn't really do anything about it because I kept telling them that it wasn't a big deal to me. And, to be honest, it really wasn't back then. Looking back now, I wish they had just taken me to therapy to work with it because the longer you live with it, the longer it takes to overcome :( . I still stutter today and really wish my parents made me go all those years ago.

I think you're doing a good job right now by noticing this stuff and being concerned. Keep a close eye, and if it starts to worsen, bring her in to nip it in the butt early.

[julie835]

Hockeyman55......I appreciate your 2 cents worth. My parents handled a situation with me as a child by asking me if it bother me (crooked teeth). I said no (because I thought I would be too embarrassed to wear braces.) Well long story short, when I was 30, I got braces, well worth the time & effort, afterwards helped my self confidence tons (more than I realized that it really did bother me). My girls do no have that as an option...if you need braces, you will get them, no discussion. I think after thinking about your thread I will get her evaluated somewhere (any suggestions anyone), it will make her future a little better. Hugs to you...Julie ;)

[hockeyman55]

I think you're making a good decision. Keep up the good parenting!