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From: Keith Boss
Date: 07 Oct 2010
Time: 12:23:28 -0500
Remote Name: 81.98.118.85
Nan, I am interested in the way this thread is going. My belief, not proven fact, is that parents can and do indirectly affect a child's stutter. Children while learning about the world around them ape their parents / people / siblings who interact with them. If the way of life in the home is fast and furious and parents speak quickly the child will try to copy this. The child may not perceive slight pauses for breath etc.and they have not programmed their brains properly with all the component parts of speech. Hesitancy starts; child loses 'turn to speak'; child gets frustrated and pressure is increased. Is this scenario of mine not one of the probable scenarios for the formation of a stuttering child? I am glad you are looking into this Nan, (smile) Kkkkeith