SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
Check out some of these free resources from the National Stuttering Association to learn about your child’s stutter and how to best support his or her communication.
Need some guidance on how best to support your child who stutters?
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Even if you are not a client at our practice, meet with us to get individualized recommendations on how to better support your child who stutters at home
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We offer these 1 hour-long parent orientation sessions monthly for both our current clients and any additional parents of a child who stutters looking to gain more comprehensive knowledge about stuttering and the therapy process. This information is presented in a group setting to provide the ability for parents to connect through shared experiences in a Q+A session at the end of the call.
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Always part of our preschool therapy programming, and offered/recommended to parents of our current, older clients. These are regularly scheduled in order to continue parent support throughout the therapy process, positively influencing progress and well-being of the child.
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, but for access to the entire series check out their YouTube channel 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.
Help your little one.
Stop telling them to “slow down” or “try again”. Provide an accepting, unhurried environment and model good communication habits. While general recommendations can help, getting individualized direction from a speech therapist can help you create a better speaking environment for your child at home.