Our child was around 3.5 when the stuttering started suddenly. It would disappear for weeks and then come back again. We finally saw a speech therapist who confirmed it was real stuttering, and we started the "Lidcombe Program". What helped the most was having a simple routine and taking pressure off everyday talking.Most days we did one short “chat” when our child was calm, usually after a snack or before bath. He chose the topic and we kept it playful. We used clear praise for smooth speech like “That sounded easy” or “I liked how you said truck.” If needed, we gently asked for a redo like “Can we try that again smoothly?” Our therapist also told us to give much more praise than corrections. We tracked one simple daily rating of how smooth speech was and focused on weekly patterns instead of worrying about one difficult day. Our starting scores were around 4–5. After about six weeks they were usually around 1–2, and after a few months they stayed low most of the time. Big changes like a new classroom or being sick sometimes made it worse for a few days, but it usually settled again when we went back to the routine. A few things we learned: keep it short and positive, skip the practice if your child is resisting, and avoid correcting outside the planned chat time. Also slow down your own speech and give them time to talk. Let teachers or caregivers know what you’re doing so they can support it too. One extra thing that helped us later was short reading practice using readabilitytutor. It gave gentle feedback during reading, and it helped us notice patterns in speech without adding pressure. It wasn’t a replacement for therapy, but it was a helpful extra. Every child is different, but starting early and keeping things calm and consistent helped a lot for us.