Hello, stuttering speech therapist here :) Stuttering can be scary. I'll start with some general information about stuttering. About 5% of preschool children will stutter at some point in their lives. Of those 5%, 75% will recover. Thus, 25% of the children who stutter will persist into adulthood. Boys are slightly more likely to stutter than girls. Girls, however, are more likely to recover than boys. Nevertheless, recovery is the norm. Stuttering often comes and goes in early childhood. It's a variable disorder. One thing I often recommend to parents is to keep a daily journal of your child's speech. It doesn't have to be exhaustive, but just a daily rating of how much stuttering you observed (something like 0 = no stuttering 10 = most stuttering possible). Other things that might be good to go in this journal are specific events that caused a lot of stuttering or frustration. I recommend this because stuttering is variable, and it can help you and your speech therapist begin to identify trends. Children who are going to recover exhibit a trend towards recovery, but it's typically not a sudden, dramatic recovery. You're on the right track to not rush him etc. I think its okay to talk about stuttering. It's not shameful to stutter. Not knowing him or you I don't feel it's appropriate for me to give you specific advice. However, your speech therapist will be able to answer more of your specific questions. Hope it helps.