Helping Children Who Stutter

Does your child have a speech impediment? Doesthe speech problems that I had when I was
your child have a stutter? Are you looking to findyounger.
out what types of stuttering therapies areMany children who develop a stutter will simply
available for children? I am fully aware of justgrow out of it as they become older and more
how damaging life can be for people who have aconfident. Unfortunately some children will continue
stutter; this is due to the fact that I had a stutterto stutter into their adult lives, as was the case
for eighteen years. I have now been fluent forwith me. I have recently read a report which
the last twelve years and became a fatherstated that nearly one percent of the adult
myself, for the first time, seven years ago. I ampopulation in the UK have this form of speech
now trying to ensure that my son will not developimpediment.
a stutter.What types of treatments are available for
It took me nearly a year to manage to eradicatechildren who have developed a stutter? This is a
my own stuttering problem. During this period Iquestion which I am asked on a daily basis. There
learnt a lot about all things to do with speech andis of course traditional speech therapy via a local
about why people do in fact stutter. Thisspeech therapist and there are also group speech
knowledge eventually led me to being able totherapy classes in certain areas. I personally
achieve fluency and will also help me to keep abelieve that for most children, especially children
check on how my son is speaking. As soon as Iwho are under the age of twelve, that some
notice that he is not talking or breathing in theform of home self-help therapy could be the
correct way, I am quick to advise him on wheremost beneficial. This is where the child can learn
he is going wrong. This may seem a little bit overabout and practice speech therapy techniques in
the top but it is done in a fun way. My son isthe comfort of their own home.
nearly eight years of age and is fully aware of