I have always stuttered since childhood so when my daughter had some disfluency we saw a speech therapist who gave me the below advice. Thankfully her disfluency comes and goes so we don't put any pressure on her. You can reduce the pressure a child may feel when talking by doing the following: 1. Slow down your own rate of speech, but don't tell your child to slow down or take a deep breath. 2. Have one-on-one time (just five minutes every day) with your child, where they aren’t competing for attention with tasks or other family members. 3. Ask one question at a time and give them plenty of time to answer. 4. Use short, simple sentences. 5. Keep natural eye-contact with your child. 6. Listen to what your child is saying, not how they say it. 7. Pause before answering questions. 8. Make sure everyone in the conversation gets a turn. 9. Acknowledge speech difficulties with reassurance and encouragement just as you would any other difficulty your child is having.