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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2022
9 points

If it's that much of a concern. You should break up with him. I was with relationship with few women in my life time. I told them i stutter. They slowly started to pull away. Its in your woman's intui...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
2 points

Getting your son a speech therapist would be a good start. Of course, it differs for everyone but it had helped my 9-year-old brother a lot, who inherited stuttering from our dad....

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
2 points

It’s possibly just the kid non-maliciously copying his father. Most all children go through a small period of stuttering / stammering. It’s common. What’s not common is when it continues months later....

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
2 points

I would suggest early intervention to be important. See if you can seek a referral with speech and language therapist who has, and this is crucial, experience of working with kids who stammer.. From...

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postr/StutterJul 21, 2022
1 points

my 6 years old stutters

my 6 years old stutters I have a son who stutters like his father. Is anything I can do? what do you recommend for me as a parent and for him?...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2022
3 points

It's definitely genetic. Although my father overcame his stuttering, me and two of my younger brothers inherited his stuttering. Me and my younger brother have mild stuttering, while my youngest brot...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2022
2 points

It's all good. I know my grandad feels kinda guilty about me, which I feel bad about so maybe I was being too sensitive lol. He even takes me to speech therapy and helps pay for it....

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commentr/StutterMay 27, 2022
4 points

Also remember that if one of them starts to stutter, there is a lot that can be done before they reach school age. Treatment is most effective before they start school, after that it gets harder. My ...

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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2022
5 points

Hey man I dont know how you find your way on reddit with this but this is coming from a guy who has stuttered all of his 27 years on this planet. I myself had plenty of speech therapy lessons in grade...

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commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2022
1 points

No, All the specialists say the same, start early. Doctors and other medical personell might tell you to wait, but they dont know anything about stuttering. The only reason an SLP might tell you to ...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
1 points

A few touched on not knowing it was OK to stutter. I can't stress this enough. I battled with this for decades. To add on to this, if therapy is not working for her, maybe take a break. Ask her w...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2022
1 points

Hello, I am a PWS and have graduated from the therapy system. After reflecting quite a bit on my journey, I'd recommend a few things that I wished I knew as a 10 year old child who stuttered facing an...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2022
6 points

Hi. I am not a parent of a child who stutters, but I am someone who stutters. I would start by saying that you are already doing the right thing by looking around for help and feedback. A few more poi...

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postr/StutterJan 20, 2022
3 points

Can a Coverdell ESA be used for speech therapy

Can a Coverdell ESA be used for speech therapy My 9 year old daughter stutters and hasn't don't well with school assigned speech therapists. I just noticed we have a lot of money in a coverdell ESA in...

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postr/StutterNov 8, 2021
34 points

Any of you have stuttering children?

Any of you have stuttering children? My 3 year old has, in just a couple of weeks, developed a really really bad stutter. We are taking him to a speech therapist but the wait for an appointment is rea...

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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
2 points

My daughter inherited stuttering from me, I knew she stuttered since she first started talking in both English and Mandarin at about 3yrs. We are very mild, I opted not to do anything about her speech...

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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
2 points

I stutter and from my own personal experiences my children stuttered at that young age which I thought they also have a stutter now too but I didn't make a issue of it. Ignored it. Let them finish the...

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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
2 points

Absolutely don't correct a child that's stuttering. You shouldn't ever correct anyone that's stuttering, and especially a child. For parenting, I recommend the Parenting with Love and Logic methodolo...

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commentr/StutterNov 4, 2021
3 points

Seek professional advice. There are treatments for preschoolers that are effective. Lookup “The Lidcombe Program”. Some tips: - don’t correct stutters. This is a part of the Lidcombe Program but y...

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commentr/StutterNov 4, 2021
5 points

NEVER NEVER correct your child when speaking. Remember, nearly all children stutter to varying degrees at that age and the majority of them attain fluency. By correcting his speech, you are making h...

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