6 year old - words for bravery and self-acceptance
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6 year old - words for bravery and self-acceptance I have a wonderful little boy. He is a person who stutters. He is currently in speech therapy with a clinician who specializes in stuttering and has done so for many years. His teacher recently pulled me aside and told me she was worried about him going to 1st grade and being made fun of, as if that’s not something I worry about every single day. He had a conversation with a friend who asked “why do your words get stuck like that,” and he replied “why do you ask me that? Everybody keeps asking me that.” He didn’t seems upset, just tired of being asked I think. Still, it broke my heart. As a community, does anyone have any advice on how I can help him be brave and not lose his self-confidence? I don’t want to patronize and I don’t want to say the wrong things, I just want to be here for him. I’m an SLP myself, and I know, stuttering can and often is a hard road. I want to prepare him as best I can.