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From: John Tetnowski
Date: 11 Oct 2006
Time: 21:57:11 -0500
Remote Name: 65.1.71.69
Veronica, That's really a great question. I know a little about that issue because I have an 8 year old daughter myself (and I may know a little about stuttering as well). At 8 years old, I would simply ask her. I have seen many PWS in my life who tell me that they really wanted to talk about stuttering when they were really young, but their parents just avoided the topic. They talked about how uncomfortable it was for them to see the discomfort on their parents' faces, but they knew that they could not talk about it. I suggest keeping an open dialogue with your daughter. If she doesn't want to talk about it now, she may want to next week, or next month, or next year.....or maybe never. However, she should be aware that you know about it and are more than willing to talk about stuttering with her. I think that it may take the fear out of her life....no matter what the effects of stuttering therapy may be. I think you have a wonderful opportunity to open that dialogue now. Maybe even reading this thread of postings with her could open the dialogue. I am sure she would love to see how much interest you have in every little part of her life...even the parts that may be difficult to talk about now. Good luck. I bet that your daughter will appreciate the openness. John Tetnowski