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Sort of a staged process, but heres a short list of some things: - start off by finding a good speech pathologist, id recommend against any that think ‘remedies’ are solutions rather than actual exercises / breathing exercises but who knows - try to make sure she remains as social as possible, until you see her backing out of her own volition - of you find her becoming more reserved in her speech as she gets older, it’ll be important that you talk to her about how shes been feeling rather than brushing it off - similar to the point above (if she starts becoming more reserved) ensure she has other outlets for individual expression (talking less can lead to a lot of pent up energy and increasing anxiety). Sports and music are superb for this - regular therapy maybe when shes a bit older if anxiety really starts kicking in, but overall you being around for her alone is a massive help - comfort in new surroundings was important for me at least and wasnt easy to come by, so yeah remaining social is a big deal for sure. - talking on phones w strangers used to be the scariest experience for me. My stutter almost completely subsided after i had a job that needed me to be on the phone with many different people (i didnt point out to my boss how scary this was for me i just kinda said ‘umm… sure’). After grinding through that my stutter almost completely subsided at 24, coupled with some other things (getting on Tinder to get more comfortable w strangers in 1 on 1 settings since groups were scary for me then building up). Now my stutter is primarily restricted to public speaking, second languages, and responding to things quickly like when someone in passing says ‘have a good day!’ While hopping out of an elevator lol (this is generic it still pops up every now and again tho) a lot of stuttering comes down to individual character, your daughter will be fine esp with you wanting to be attentive to it so early on. Best of luck!