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I’m 30 now and I have a daughter who just turned 5 years old. I think she’s going to stutter as well. The crazy thing is, I’ve stuttered my whole life and even with me it’s hard to know how exactly I’...

From what I can tell that's pretty rare. Stuttering hasn't been studied a lot, but for most stutterers it starts basically as soon as they start speaking or a little after. It's called developmental s...

Apps that help with stutter or blocking? 6 year old with desperate parents

Apps that help with stutter or blocking? 6 year old with desperate parents We have a 6 year old who had a considerable stutter pretty early in life. We put him into speech therapy for several months a...

90% of the kids who stutter grow out of it before they reach adulthood. He being one of them....

I know how this feels. My youngest daughter had it really bad, I mean as bad as what mine was, which was pretty bad. I was absolutely terrified. My wife suggested that we simply ignore it and thankful...

Hurts everytime

Hurts everytime I have moderate stutter if things are under control, my son is 6 years old and started stuttering from last few months. We are doing everything we can to help him like private Speech t...

My daughter is/was like this at the same age, including the “faking” because as she tells it she has fun saying things differently. It comes across quite aggressive when you say you ”accuse” your son ...

Stuttering it fairly common in children and they often grow out of it. I would say definitely have a discussion with the parents, I doubt they would mind your concern, and they may already have plan...

What can/should I do to help my 3+ year-old grandson?

What can/should I do to help my 3+ year-old grandson? One of my grandchildren, age 3 years, 2 months, was having a very difficult time when the family gathered for a noisy and active dinner recently. ...

I started to stutter at the age of 9. I did not notice it or felt like it was an issue until my mother pointed out while I was reading her my lesson.. I remember that day I went to bed crying. Sure my...

Advice for talking to my 7 year old about her first therapist appointment?

Advice for talking to my 7 year old about her first therapist appointment? My 7 year old girl has stuttered on and off since she was 4 or so. Mostly, this coincided with intellectual development spurt...

Wished they took me to therapy early and talked my stutter early. And made me feel completely normal. But I don't blame them as they don't know what was happening....

When you were a child, what were some things you wished your parents would have done or did do that helped you with stuttering?

When you were a child, what were some things you wished your parents would have done or did do that helped you with stuttering? Pretty self explanatory title. We have a 9 year old with other delays bu...

Thank you all! How can I help her? I feel like I’m failing her. She is so smart but she struggles so much....

Is it possible to have a “reverse” stutter?

Is it possible to have a “reverse” stutter? EDIT: I’m so excited! My husband and I had our first meeting with a school psychologist, speech pathologist, school counsellor, and my daughter’s 2nd grade ...

In my opinion, telling him to stop and relax could make it worse. I personally don't like it when people tell me that because if it was really that simple, I obviously wouldn't be stuttering. It's lik...

Seeking advice for my son

Seeking advice for my son I (F27) honestly don’t know where to start but I found this subreddit one day after watching my son (M7) struggle for the last 4 years. I thought I’d give it a try see what p...

When I just started to stutter around 9, my mom asked me to stop it or people would think I'm mentally handicaupped. And later after she realized I'm not pretending it for attention, she signed me up ...

It is indeed quite common to stutter as a child. 20% of children do....

Noted and logged on the “use your words.” God, there were days last month where I swore she didn’t stutter once. And now days later I’ve never seen her struggle this hard, ever. Just out of the blue...