What is Stuttering
Stuttering (scientifically known as dysphemia) is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by prolongations, repetitions, and blocks of sounds, syllables, words o...
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My 5 year old daughter has been having fluency issues for over a year now. There has been no traumatic event that has affected her but my brother had a stuttering problem growing up. I feel like it is becoming a serious issue and get upset with people always saying she will grow out of it, it is normal... She doesn't do the typical stuttering that kids do, it is more that she has trouble starting about every other word. Sentances take forever and I get frustrated with her with is not fair and I feel terrible. She is getting speech therapy, but I am the one that is having the most difficulty and peopl don't understand how I feel and make me feel bad for being mad. I know it doesn't help with her stuttering so I try to silently suffer and just get angry with myself. I want this to get better for her before kids start teasing her - that will devastate me evern more :(
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I have stuttered for years and it is tough when you have family that doesn't understand it. You may think you are kiding it but you arent, we can tell when people are indifferent towards us. Remember, she is only 5, the older she gets, the more control she will have over it. I am 34 and a police officer. Sometimes when I get excited or upset it shows but I can still control it. Just be understanding and patient with her and it will get better. 
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Hey Jen,
I'm an 18 year old and have had a moderate - severe stutter since I was 14. Not many people understand what stuttering is like, especially those close to you. The worst thing you can do is be mad at your daughter. She needs you to help her deal with it. Hope this helped
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JeniH, even though you are not voicing your disapproval to your daughter, she is feeling it. Unfortunately, stuttering can be MANAGED but NOT cured. Most likely she will stutter her whole life. She needs to feel comfortable and encouraged at home. the "real world" will be hard enough.beibg mad at this is comparable to being mad at at her because she blinks. She has no control over either. would you be mad ar a blind child? the best hing you can do is accept her and build her self confidence.
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hi, i'm 20 and been a stutterer all my life. and i have to tell you that my mams support has made me confident. of course its fustrating when your daughter is tryin to tell you something but just can't get it out, hell i get fustrated with myself all the time. when your daughter does get stuck just remind her of the techniques shes using and go over the different techniques that shes picking up in speech therapy with her. and believe me, giving your daughter encouragement and confidence will improve her speech. as for teasing, you can't really protect from that and its made me alot tougher. but coz of my mam, i have the confidence to go to university, get a part-time job and have an amazing boyfriend. its hard at times but i have a normal life, thanks to my mam.
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just give her the confidence , speech therapy will just tell polish her a bit .But Give her confidence in school and ETC.
All the best..............
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Im a mother who stutters and my 3 year old had began to stutter a little bit also. At first I was devestated because I know first hand the problems that she would have to face if it dosent go away.She started stuttering a lil then it got a bit worse each day as the weeks went on. I too was frustrated and worried. But as soon as I stopped focusing on it it started to get better and just go away on its own. It also hepled when she would have trouble and i would just nicely remind her to slow down and take it easy. She started using the technique and it has mostly gone away. The most you can do is be there for your child and try to help her not criticize her and start early therapy so she can have the upper hand on it when she gtes older. Just beacsue she stutters now dosent mean she will always stutter. But just ler her know thats its ok and you are on her side and not against her.
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