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I am not a parent but I can somewhat answer this question since my father is a stutterer and I am too.The major mistake that my father did is that he denied that he had a stutter all his life and still does.Even when I tell him that it is okay to stutter and that I do too,he denies it and makes excuses that he is stressed out,he is getting old etc but I know he stutter and hates himself internally for this.Because of this I have lost some respect I earlier had for my father.So the first thing is to let your kids know and educate them about what is stuttering and talk freely about this.Many people of authority I have come across, who stutter, usually have a very confident and strong sense of their self.They know that they stutter but their confidence doesn't falter.So naturally we have come to respect them and because of that reason they have been given this position of authority.I also held many positions of authority at school and now currently at college level with my moderate to severe stutter. So I think more than your speech you should focus on improving your overall confidence and self-esteem.I think that is the only thing that is working on my favor since fluency is not my strong forte I focus on other aspects of my personality.I am personally not good with kids,but if you are good at it then it will definetly show through. Once your kids know that their mom's stutter is nothing to be ashamed of or is not embarrassing it will make them more tolerant towards others misery.It will make them respect you more. I myself had to find role models in other people since my father failed to do so.If your kids turn out to be anything different,first reveal how you were once different and be a role model to them. Happy future parenting!