Well, good news for you. Out of the 5% of children who stutter, only one percent continue stuttering into adulthood.

# Speech pathologists work in many settings including community health centres, hospitals and private practice. Check with your local community health centre or in the telephone book ('Speech Pathologists').

# While some children will recover from stuttering naturally, it is not possible to work out which children will recover without therapy.

# Starting therapy early seems very important for future fluent speech.

# Early therapy, even if the stuttering is 'mild', can make a difference, and probably means therapy can be for a much shorter time.

# There are several different treatment methods that can make a difference. Some work better for young children, and others are recommended for adolescents and adults.

# The 'Lidcombe' approach is used by most therapists in Australia for young children. Pre-school and child care staff often know the program and are able to continue working with the child.

# Parents are asked to let the child know when they are pleased that the child has been speaking fluently, notice some 'bumpiness' and suggest the child slow down, relax and try again. It is a behaviour change program. (There is more about the Lidcombe program and other programs in the references below.)

# Arrange for your child to be assessed by a speech pathologist if you have concerns, especially if others in the family also stuttered.

# For several of the ways of assisting a child who stutters, a parent will be 'trained' by a speech pathologist about how to do this at home, and this can include saying things like 'slow down', 'relax', 'bumpy', 'try again', 'slowly'.

# Listen very patiently and show that you are listening and that you will listen until the child has been able to say what he or she wants to say. Make good eye contact.

# Don't interrupt or say the words you think they were trying to say. You may not say the correct words, and they will become even more frustrated.

# Do not talk more slowly or with an exaggerated voice, they can hear and understand well.

# If you have tried hard, but not understood, say something like 'sorry, I did not understand that'. Don't pretend to understand when you did not.

# Make sure that your child is not being teased or bullied because he or she stutters, especially by other people in your family or at school.

# Ask your speech therapist about how to help your child talk in front of others (such as in class), then share this with the teacher.

# If others in your family have 'good stories' about how they 'beat' stuttering, ask them to share this with your child. Knowing that someone else has been successful can help children, especially if they are having difficult times. Be certain that the child does not get told all the 'bad' stories, especially when he or she is young.

Here's a website about the Lidcombe program:

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There's also another program, here's a link:

Hope this helps!

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