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Worried about 6 year old This is her 2nd "phase" of stuttering. The 1st time was between 3 and 4 that went away on its own but I cant remember how long it lasted. This time, it started at about 5 1/2. She just turned 6 the end of July. I feel this past week it has gotten extremely worse and it's really heartbreaking. I just want to stop worrying and have some feedback. What I've read and videos I've watch, there's different sounds from developmental stuttering and "real" stuttering. Someone please tell me if this is more likely to go away or not. She has words she'll stutter saying(come,can,mommy,daddy or dad) 9/10 times. Her hardest times are when she's trying to say "come on" it comes out as "c c c c c come on." And saying "c c c c can I..." I've read this is real stuttering and not developmental. It's been keeping me up all night and I'm terrified. Before finding out that I shouldn't make her aware of it, I had asked her to slow down speaking and try to think about what she wants to say 1st and I feel guilty now. I never should've done that. Besides that 1 day, I haven't mentioned it. I've also noticed she'll close her eyes and or turn her head when she's having trouble which is another thing that would be considered "real" stuttering? More examples are saying "mmm mmm mmmommy..." And "dddd daddy.." Does this mean it's not developmental? Is this something lifelong? It may be easy to tell I'm flipping out but I promise, I dont make her feel anyway about this. I don't bring it up(besides that 1 time)or make her feel something is wrong with her. Any opinions or advice or anything will help me! I'm unable to post this anywhere else on reddit so far