SUPPORT FOR PARENTS

SUPPORT FOR PARENTS

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

When your child begins to stutter, it might feel overwhelming.

You're probably wondering:

“Why is this happening? Was there something I did? Will this go away?”

Let us help answer your questions and give you the tools you really need to help.

Stop blaming yourself.

Learn the real cause of stuttering and what you can do about it.

  • Meet with us to get individualized recommendations on how to better support your child who stutters at home.

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  • In our experience, parental support can be paramount to a child’s success in stuttering therapy. We strongly recommend these parent education sessions to be scheduled concurrently with your child’s therapy process. In these sessions, parents gain comprehensive understanding of stuttering, the therapy process, and how best to support their child so as to not hinder their communicative confidence and progress overall.

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  • Email stutteringtherapynj@gmail.com for more information

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Really help your little one.

Stop telling them to “slow down” or “try again”.

Instead, provide an accepting communication environment and decrease communication demands.

While following general recommendations such as these are a good start, getting individualized direction from a speech therapist is the most effective way to support your child who stutters at home.

book a parent coaching call here

Understanding How to Support Your Child

We love this video from Spero Stuttering that walk parents through the how and the why of supporting your child who stutters. It covers common reactions to stuttering and how your child may be perceiving them, the impact it can have on the child, and what to do instead.

When I Talk, I Stutter Video Series

The Blank Center at the University of Texas Austin, is one of the leading programs in stuttering education and research in the world. They recently released a video series on YouTube, to help better express and describe the experience of stuttering. We have linked the pilot video here.

Asking Family Members to Support Your Child

This video can be shown to or sent to family members and friends in order to help them understand stuttering and how to communicate with your child.