NEW research study (2024, November): "The influence of parental discourse in the childlike stuttering"

NEW research study (2024, November): "The influence of parental discourse in the childlike stuttering" Take a moment to read this free [research ](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&scisbd=1&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22stuttering%22+The+influence+of+parental+discourse+in+the+childlike+stuttering&btnG=)([PDF](https://revistas.pucsp.br/dic/article/download/68103/46486/229568)). It offers a thoughtful look at how family interactions can influence childhood stuttering. **Introduction**: Psychoanalysis proposes that the child’s symptom is related to aspects of family dynamics and unconscious issues of his parents. In view of this, language symptoms, including stuttering, can be understood as a child’s response to the place he occupies in the parents’ fantasy. **Objective**: To identify psychological issues related to the family dynamics of stuttering children. **Method**: A qualitative methodology was used, based on content analysis. Three couples of parents of stuttering children participated in the research, from the Speech Therapy Service of a public higher education institution. To collect data, a semi-structured interview was used. **Results**: The results showed that there is a connection between the child’s symptoms and the parental discourse and that stuttering as a symptom of language, occupied a place of filling a fault of the paternal. **Discussion**: From the results, five categories emerged, which emphasized elements that relate to family dynamics and their implications for symptomatology - stuttering: Psychological birth and assumption of subject; adaptation of the parental couple to the child; aspects of child development; family dynamics and their relationship with stuttering and hypotheses about the etiology of stuttering. **Conclusion**: In relation to the family dynamics studied, an organization was found that makes it difficult for the child to construct their own speech, with this tending to depend on the maternal figure because of a failed paternal function. **Final considerations:** Having in mind such considerations, it is concluded that in relation to the family dynamics that were studied, an organization was found that makes it difficult for the child to construct his or her own speech, with the child tending to depend on the maternal figure due to a failed paternal function. Thus, it makes sense to revisit the way these parents behaved in the study interview. It was noted that the women took the “lead” in everything and the husbands (fathers), figures little considered by them. It is in this sense that the parental discourse seems to “provide” the emergence of stuttering. Symptoms are metaphors of the pathogenic nuclei and, therefore, should never be “stifled”, since they are structures necessary for the survival of the subject. Thus, it is understood that stuttering cannot be considered an isolated symptom or understood as being merely a symptom of the child. It needs to be considered as part of the discourse that constitutes the child. Therefore, in the speech therapy clinic it seems interesting not to consider work focused solely on correcting the symptom, as this will lead to an erasure of the condition of the subject. In this sense, it is suggested that Speech Therapy can open space for listening to parental discourse in order to understand the relationship between the symptom of the child that appears in language and the fantasia of the parents. >Discussion topics >The study analyzes parental reports to identify how stuttering reflects gaps in the parental dynamic. Stuttering is viewed as a symptom tied to the failure of the paternal function, which disrupts the child's psychological independence. The symptom emerges as a response to unresolved expectations and inadequacies in family roles. >Psychological Birth and Assumption of Subject >Parents’ fantasies and expectations shape a child's psychological life even before birth. This psychic preparation enables the formation of a child's subjectivity. During pregnancy, conversations and imagined futures position the unborn child within the family narrative, contributing to the child’s psychic and emotional grounding. >Adaptation of the Parental Couple to the Child >The birth of a child introduces transformative dynamics for parents, requiring adjustments in their roles, routines, and psychic organizations. The parents move from being children in their families to assuming parental responsibilities. This shift entails financial, emotional, and relational reorganizations, impacting family dynamics. Fathers are often seen as representatives of the external world, working outside the home, while mothers primarily focus on caregiving. These roles shape the child's integration into the family system. >Family Dynamics and Their Relationship with Stuttering >Family interactions play a central role in stuttering development. Psychoanalytic theory suggests that lack and desire are vital for language acquisition. The paternal function, symbolizing law and separation, mediates the child’s integration into the language. Weak paternal authority leads to language symptoms like stuttering, as children struggle to assert their autonomy against overwhelming maternal influence. >Aspects of Child Development >The paternal function is critical in breaking the child’s symbiotic attachment to the maternal figure. This separation fosters autonomy and facilitates the child’s entry into language. Weaknesses in paternal and maternal discourse can trigger symptoms like stuttering, as the child struggles to reconcile desires and prohibitions within the family triad. >Hypotheses About the Etiology of Stuttering >The parental discourse identifies stuttering as a response to traumatic separations, particularly childbirth. These experiences are interpreted psychoanalytically as disruptions that provoke the emergence of symptoms. Weakness in paternal roles further exacerbates these conditions, leading children to manifest language symptoms as a defense mechanis