>Try and help him with breathing techniques, going slow, and his vocabulary. Knowing synonyms is helpful for choosing alternative words when he gets stuck. Instead of "bug", he might have an easier time saying "insect", for example. I'm disagree. Don't try to replicate speech therapy at home without the guidance and expertise of a speech therapist. You're likely to contribute to the problem, rather than help. I remember the amount of time I spent with the speech therapist (professional, not school) on breathing techniques. Breathing is critical. They were very specific and critical, helping me to integrate my breathing and my speech. Even after having gone through that experience, I would never try to guide someone else through it. I don't have the training. That therapist used what was applicable to me. Their expertise obviously extends well beyond my needs. As I'm sure everyone will agree, stuttering isn't one-size-fits-all. I don't recommend substituting words either. I can only speak from my own experience, but substitution, while helpful for a time, ended up being detrimental in the long term. Instead of speaking your mind, you're now choosing other words. In addition to dealing with a block, you are saying things differently than you intended. If I was blocking on bug, and I changed to insect, I was still caught in the block, and now I sounded off because bug was more appropriate in the context I was using it. Every cheat or crutch I'd try to use, would work for a time, but eventually it became part of my stuttering. So instead of '*just'* a stutter, I had all sorts of cluttering and other garbage happening.