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I have a genuine question: why would you have children given the genetic likelihood that they will also have a stutter and have to encounter the hardships that you went through? Children don’t have a ...

2yo stuttering - treat or not?

2yo stuttering - treat or not? Our 2.5 year old boy has been stuttering for over 6 months now. I’m an SLP so I know it’s stuttering (repetitions, prolongations, Some occasional blocks, and secondary b...

Some parents shouldn't be parents. Unfortunately, your parents and op parents fall under this field. I hope your situation gets better....

I just can't i feel like My life was ruined because of a narcissistic mother who wants people to see that she was good at raising children....

Parents often feel a sense of guilt, that you’ve inherited your stutter from them. You might feel better if you discuss with them how you felt hearing what you heard from them....

Thank you for saying that. I truly feel like I’m failing her by not staying inside the box. I will shoot you an email towards the end of the week when I have some down time....

Nope.. would never want anybody , especially my family, to ever go through what I've been through and still go through....

No. I would not wish the amount of brutal psychological and emotional trauma I experienced on my worst enemy, and I certainly would not condemn my child to it....

Yes, you know why? Because having a stutter, I have personal experience from my childhood and could help them out. For my parents, a child who stuttered was new and hard to navigate. Wont be easy fo...

How to discuss (from an ally)

How to discuss (from an ally) So as a greeting to ppl here, I am someone without speech challenges generally other than ADHD which causes me to blank on words in meetings etc. My husband & I are olde...

Reluctant to have kids due to stutter

Reluctant to have kids due to stutter My fiance and I are engaged and we tying the knot next fall. Naturally, we're talking about sharing our lives together and we both want kids in the future. Howeve...

Didn’t mean to be a dick earlier. I know as a parent you’re just trying to do what’s best. As someone who stutters main thing for me is the negative thoughts and feelings around my speech which have b...

My son stutters and he has opportunity to work with the Stutter Institute in NY. But instead of using that while he is in college to help him. He won’t do it! So sometimes professors are irritated tha...

My daughter does not have a stutter. I was terrified that she would because I never want her to go through what I did. I do have her in speech therapy because she had minor issues pronouncing certain ...

Any1 else scared if you have a kid, they are gonna stutter as well

Any1 else scared if you have a kid, they are gonna stutter as well This scares me cuz I dont want my kid to go through what I have to go through and how much of an obstacle my stutter is to my life...

Parents

Parents My mom’s really religious and she thinks if she does a no non-veg diet she’ll somehow cure me of my stuttering I feel so bad how do I explain to her that’s not how it works :/...

“Don’t you stutter, people will think you are retarded” —mom...

Yup, told my parent I wasn’t comfortable with that speech therapist, she told me I just need to get comfortable. That was a couple months ago. I’m still here miserable and annoyed by this “speech ther...

Thank you very much for your answer. I am worried because I can clearly see the frustration on her face when she is trying to speak something but is not able to speak. I think due to this she has sta...

I’m here because my husband and I have a son who stutters. Neither of us do. I wouldn’t change a thing about him, he is perfect just the way he is. I know the stutter will cause him to have a few chal...