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Re: children stuttering

From: Dick Mallard
Date: 13 Oct 2006
Time: 14:36:54 -0500
Remote Name: 70.120.195.121

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I would like to follow-up on what John said. One of the most memorable moments in our family stuttering program came one day when the parents and child had to talk about what the child did when stuttering. As I went from family to family, I noticed one dad had tears in his eyes. He said to me, "I can't imagine what my son must think. This is the first time in his 12 years that we have ever talked about his speech. He must think he has a disorder that is so terrible that it cannot be discussed. He has asked for help many times in his own way but we did not respond. We have a lot of ground to make up." I will never forget the depth of his emotion. He would encourage others to talk to children about stuttering or any other issue that is on their minds.


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