> It's just such a shock to the system, hearing the little man in so much trouble in the space of 2-3 days (from nothing) Yes, of course it is! I feel like someone should acknowledge this. Hearing your little child repeat a word 30-40 times, and go from talkative to not wanting to speak is fucking scary. (Sorry for my language....) I am NOT saying that this will not be ok. From what I've read, he has as much chance of growing out of it as he would if his father did not also stutter, and, as you know that's a considerably higher chance that having it for life. But it still hurts to see your child possibly facing something painful that you had to live with. I don't have children, but, man, there is one thing I've lived with (that can be genetic) that I wouldn't wish on anybody. Right, stuttering is a lot about your attitude about it, like some people are saying on this thread. I agree. But, getting to that point of not caring about it.....well, some people get there; some people don't. OP, you're a covert stutterer. That's one way for some people, but it's also a stressful way to live, isn't it. You don't know yet how it's going to go for your son. That's part of what's so hard....suddenly a lot of unknown. Well, the unknown is always there; we just pretend it's not until we're forced to face, oh yeah, we never know what's coming next. I don't mean this to be a downer. Though he's probably inherited the tendency from you, that doesn't mean that it can't resolve itself. It definitely can. I just wanted to say something that acknowledges that this *is* a shock. No one wants to see their child suffer. And when it's something that you yourself went through, and understand in a way you might not other difficulties, well, that's really hard, especially in the very beginning before you know what you're really facing.