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What do you wish your parents did to support you?

What do you wish your parents did to support you? Hi everyone! My daughter stutters. She’s 3. But her stutter is quite severe. She is already in speech and we are now beginning to work with a stutter ...

How to approach my 8 year old about her stutter

How to approach my 8 year old about her stutter Hi there. I’m a mom with an 8 year old daughter who’s had issues with her speech since she was 4 years old. It started with prolongation of the letter ‘...

Speech therapy may be able to help him. Shouting is one of secondary behaviors of stutter. Secondary behaviors should not be punished by parents or teachers. Be ready to confront any teacher who thin...

It's normal at an early age. Never make him believe that there's something wrong with his speech or he will grow up with a social disorder. Like a baby elephant trying to master the 40,000 muscles in ...

Thank you! I also had a stutter (pops up still occasionally), but unfortunately I don't have a parent alive anymore to ask if I also did this. Do you think having more interaction with others helps? H...

I'd advise against this. Stuttering aside, acting is meant to tap into your authentic experience and use those emotions and understandings to add depth to a character. You do not currently have a sp...

FRIENDS Who Stutter - One-Day Conference - New York City Saturday June 1st

FRIENDS Who Stutter - One-Day Conference - New York City Saturday June 1st The Friends One-Day Conference is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together and learn more about stuttering, supp...

I had a really bad stutter when I was a little girl as an adult I still stutter just not as severe. My three year old daughter is starting to show signs of stuttering we are going to have her begin se...

I'm not afraid for him to stutter. My father wasn't around and I grew up in very small towns, as the only stuttering kid/person I knew it was very isolating, even though my mom and step dad did their ...

Just noting that it is very difficult to find a “right” path. Even then, you will not know. The child’s brain needs to NOT reinforce itself, such as giving the brain any situation or reason to stutter...

Both my kids stutter but no one else. Youngest is in the school play this weekend with speaking lines. Neither lets it stop them....

Following... this is a totally new issue that is rapidly becoming more severe for our 5, almost 6 year old, in the past 2 months so we are trying to make sure we're doing the right things....

Hello, I’m 18 years old but i also developed a stutter around the same age. Patience. It’s gonna take years to see any improvement. You sound like you’re doing an excellent job being a parent and putt...

Sounds like the exact same thing we're going through with my 5 year old. He's had it for about a year and a half now....

I’m going through the same thing with my 6 year old. It was intermittent to start but is now constant. We’re also currently in speech therapy. We have also been given similar advice; allow them time t...

Advice needed for 4 year old

Advice needed for 4 year old Hi there. My son developed a stutter late spring 2023. He had it for about 2 weeks and it went away over night. It came back in September 2023 and is still present so ~6 ...

Hello, I’m sorry for the past trauma you have experienced, and are beginning to unearth. I wish healing for you, and perhaps some closure. Regarding the changes in your speech, I wouldn’t worry so mu...

I think so. I walked into a lake and almost drowned when I was almost 2. Recognizing my stutter by age 5....

I hope it goes as you say... I think she believes that stuttering is a kid phase and that you grow out of it or something...

Thanks to all who chipped in. The results are mostly not what I wanted to see, lol. But I am a little relieved that it's not perceived as a crime to bring a child into the world as a stutterer, since ...