Your children will not "learn" to stutter by interacting with you. I cannot emphasize this enough. Same principle as accents-- children of speakers with foreign accents are able to parse through differences and speak with the accent of the general population. Differences in their parents' speaking pattern DO NOT negatively influence child speech and language development in the long-term. (Interestingly, kids are very sensitive to outliers in language patterns, and many of my clients with kids tell me that their kids often "correct" their speech. One of my friends said he had to have a talk with his daughter about "sometimes you need to be patient when daddy is talking.") It *is* possible they could genetically inherit stuttering. Our understanding of stuttering and genetics is not enough that we can put a percentage on the likelihood of "If I have three kids, what are the odds that one of them will stutter?" or similar questions. Again, this is not from "watching" you. Even if different family members who stutter carry the same gene, the actual stutter often differs greatly in presentation from person to person (severe, mild, blocks, repetitions, etc.). So, if you have a moderate stutter with mostly blocks, you could have a child who also blocks or who has a very mild stutter with just a few repetitions...no way to predict. My experience with parents-who-stutter + kids-who-stutter is that the parents are typically concerned with making sure their child is as well-adjusted as possible, supporting them, and trying to be understanding (aka: general parenting). Obviously as a stuttering parent you would be in a unique position to relate to and support your child. I do have some clients where half the family has some version of the same speech disorder (stuttering or sometimes something else), there is a lot of shame and anxiety wrapped up in it, and NO ONE talks about it. I'm talking siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, literally half the family. Personally I think that opening up and having a support group is immensely powerful and effective, but that is up to individuals. Regarding your professional approach, "going towards my fear" is an excellent way to think about it. :)