This is a tough one, I will say. I think that my best advice is to give her the tools to be open about her stutter, and teach her to tell others about it so they can hope to be patient with her. At the same time though, just know that you are going to have a damn strong daughter who will know how to stand up for herself, but will also have a lot of times when she comes home dejected and exhausted from speaking. Be there for her in those times. Remind her that she is different, but that everyone has something about them that is different, this is her thing and that is it something that will make her stronger and more resilient than most. There is no perfect thing to say to her, just be there and let her vent if she needs or remind her of how amazing she is. I (28F) have stuttered all my life, and had/have similar qualities to your daughter in that I was a social butterfly when I was in school. I had great, close friends, who stood up for me when others were not so kind. I was open about my stutter with classes as I got older (not an easy thing to do). I hated speech therapy from ages 8-18 and refused to go. I wanted my stutter to go away, and speech therapy wasn't helping. I didn't want to talk to my parents or my friends about it until I was in my 20s. The speech therapy I did when I was 22 truly changed my life because it focused on desensitization of my stutter, acceptance and strategies that really worked for me and what I needed (blending and easy onset). Speech therapy has to be right for her, and she needs to buy in or it won't work. I am now an elementary school teacher and I tell my students about my stutter all the time. I say exactly what I said up there, that we all have something that makes us different and this is my thing. I ask them to be patient if I am stuttering, and to be kind to others if they notice someone else has something different about them. I still get people who "make fun of me' when I stutter on my name, but I am pretty consistent about saying "Oh I have a stutter" and they generally look really embarrassed (which I get a little enjoyment out of, secretly..). Anyway, I don't know if any of this helps but just know that your daughter will struggle, and be utterly exhausted some days (it is truly an exhaustion that can't be explained unless you've been there haha), but that she will be ok, especially with supportive parents such as yourselves!