It's going to be ok. I was in your shoes at that age as well and my parents reacted the same way you describe. I like to think they just didn't know what to do to help me. A couple points to consider I've learned over the years (I'm in my 40s): - don't spend too much energy trying to figure out why you started stuttering. You'll never find it and it really doesn't matter. - spend time reading aloud to yourself. Record it with your phone and listen to it. Listen to yourself speak fluently. This really helped my confidence. - If you really want to work on your stuttering you have to be willing to put in the work. In some ways stuttering is a habit, and habits are hard to break. It will take immense effort on your part. - In addition to reading aloud, use positive affirmations daily to build your confidence. Write them 10-15 times each day. I found typing doesn't have the same impact as writing. Over time, this will change the way you think. - Be willing to put yourself in uncomfortable situations. Stutter intentionally sometimes to prove to yourself that you are the one in control of your speech. - There's other things you can do that I'm happy to share if you want, but if you do the above it will go a long way toward changing your mindset. I stuttered for over 20 years before I really started working on it. My stutter is barely noticeable now and likely only noticeable to folks who knew me before I put the work in. What I found though is that fixing my mind was more important than my actual speech. If you do that, the speech follows. I used to spend so much time agonizing over my stutter and it often the first thing I thought about in the morning and the last thing I thought about before I went to sleep. I rarely even think about my stutter now and that in itself is so freeing, even if I do stutter every now and then.