postr/StutterJanuary 31, 2022

Advices for parents who are anxious about their children's stuttering

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Advices for parents who are anxious about their children's stuttering I see recently 2 parents coming on this sub complaining about their children getting started on stuttering, and at a loss what to help their children. So I post this thread to spare no efforts to help you parents who are taking a deal of care about their children as much as possible :) 1.The most important thing: Do never tell your children stuttering is wrong, or label stuttering negatively for your children! You gotta know that your children just speak in the different way from others', and what's more important, stuttering doesn't prove them stupid, dumb, and etc. Plz keep in mind that they are just speaking differently! 2.Actually a majority of children will spontaneously 'cure' their stuttering themselves and you don't need to worry too much about your children's stuttering! If I recall it correctly, 80% of children will. 3.If you are really worried about your children's stuttering, go to the local Speech-Language Pathology Institutes for Speech-Language Pathologists' helps!(I don't know what exactly they are called in your locations but Speech-Language Pathologists who are specialized in stuttering are very good options for you to mitigate or even cure your children's stuttering!) [4.You](https://4.You) gotta give your children spiritual supports to fight against bullying, teasing, being poked fun at, and similar stuffs. Don't tell them such things like 'Of course you are getting bullied cuz you stutter!', 'That's your fault! You look so dumb when you speak and that's why you deserve bullying!' and etc. I even came across a guy who was teased at his stuttering by his own mother! So if you don't stick together with your children, your unconcerns are probably more devastating than others' misunderstandings and even discriminations!

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