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Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published August 10, 2009
Dear Sara,
My 3 year old son Bradley has
started stuttering. It gets worse
when he is tired and cranky.
Apparently a grandfather on his
Dad's side had a stuttering problem
all of his life. I don’t want this to
happen to my son. Is there
treatment available? Is he going to
be afflicted all of his whole life?
Sylvia
Dear Sylvia,
Children often outgrow stuttering.
What you need to keep in mind for
now is that Bradley doesn’t need any
pressure. If you can provide a
relaxed home environment and give
him plenty of time to complete his
sentences, he will be less apt to
stutter. Try not to demand perfection
or act negatively when he stutters.
Some kids outgrow their stuttering, so
you may want to wait 3-6 months to
have Bradley evaluated by a speech-
language pathologist. With your
patience and some time his stuttering
could clear up on its own.
The treatment is usually speech
therapy with the speech-language
pathologist. Apparently experts have
decided that drug therapy isn’t very
effective and has some risk of side
effects. Boys are more likely to have
stuttering problems than girls and
stuttering is a speech problem rather
than an emotional one.
Your best way to deal with this right
now is to take a wait and see
attitude, be patient and supportive of
Bradley and seek treatment if the
problem doesn’t clear up in a few
months.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published August 10, 2009
Dear Sara,
My 3 year old son Bradley has
started stuttering. It gets worse
when he is tired and cranky.
Apparently a grandfather on his
Dad's side had a stuttering problem
all of his life. I don’t want this to
happen to my son. Is there
treatment available? Is he going to
be afflicted all of his whole life?
Sylvia
Dear Sylvia,
Children often outgrow stuttering.
What you need to keep in mind for
now is that Bradley doesn’t need any
pressure. If you can provide a
relaxed home environment and give
him plenty of time to complete his
sentences, he will be less apt to
stutter. Try not to demand perfection
or act negatively when he stutters.
Some kids outgrow their stuttering, so
you may want to wait 3-6 months to
have Bradley evaluated by a speech-
language pathologist. With your
patience and some time his stuttering
could clear up on its own.
The treatment is usually speech
therapy with the speech-language
pathologist. Apparently experts have
decided that drug therapy isn’t very
effective and has some risk of side
effects. Boys are more likely to have
stuttering problems than girls and
stuttering is a speech problem rather
than an emotional one.
Your best way to deal with this right
now is to take a wait and see
attitude, be patient and supportive of
Bradley and seek treatment if the
problem doesn’t clear up in a few
months.
Sara