commentr/StutterSeptember 9, 2014

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I think you have some really great advice here. But I think you need something else. First I think you need to spell out who your audience is -- parents of children who are just starting to stutter or parents of children who have been stuttering for years and are likely to continue to stutter? These two groups need a different set of advice. If your audience is parents of children just starting to stutter I think you could add a bit more to your post. Speaking as a speech pathologist I think it's important that the benefit of early intervention gets talked about. I'd encourage you to add something to the effect of getting in touch with a speech pathologist (they will be able to answer the parents' questions about stuttering more than other parents will -- and many times this is what parents need most: their questions answered and mind put at ease). Sometimes people adopt a "wait-and-see" approach, but the evidence suggests that the earlier intervention begins the better the likelihood of recovery. So the more people that push early intervention the greater likelihood more children who stutter will recover. If you audience is parents of children who have been stuttering for years I'd add a bit about [FRIENDS](http://www.friendswhostutter.org/). They have day-long mini conferences throughout the country (Come see me Oct 4 in Des Moines!). and they have a yearly weekend-long conference. I really like FRIENDS (partially because I know the organizers and they are fantastic people!)

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Parent & CaregiverTherapy & Professional

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Treatment DecisionsHome SupportSeeking Therapy