Parents who notice their young child beginning to stutter should seek help right away, according to new research from speech-language pathologists.
In the past, experts incorrectly believed that paying attention to a child’s stuttering would exacerbate the situation. It was even feared that offering the child therapy would arouse the child’s awareness and cause more stuttering.
However, research by Ehud Yairi, speech-language pathologist and researcher at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and Tel-Aviv University, reveals that all children may be aware of the differences between fluent speech and stuttering as early as age three, and that they often display a social preference for fluent-speaking children by the time they are four-years-old.
The book, "If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents," also available in Spanish, answers questions that parents and teachers often have. Written by experts, it describes the difference between normal disfluencies and stuttering, and gives tips for parents of ways to help their child immediately.
Books and DVDs produced by the 65-year-old nonprofit Stuttering Foundation are available free at any public library. This book is offered to all the public libraries in Monroe County. The list includes:
Fairport Public Library; Fairport,
Greece Public Library; Greece
Penfield Public Library; Penfield
Pittsford Community Library; Pittsford
Rochester Public Library; Rochester
Chili Public Library; Rochester
Henrietta Public Library; Rochester
Irondequoit Public Library; Rochester
Rush Public Library; Rush
Ogden Farmers Library; Spencerport
Webster Public Library; Webster
Parents who notice their young child beginning to stutter should seek help right away, according to new research from speech-language pathologists.
In the past, experts incorrectly believed that paying attention to a child’s stuttering would exacerbate the situation. It was even feared that offering the child therapy would arouse the child’s awareness and cause more stuttering.
However, research by Ehud Yairi, speech-language pathologist and researcher at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and Tel-Aviv University, reveals that all children may be aware of the differences between fluent speech and stuttering as early as age three, and that they often display a social preference for fluent-speaking children by the time they are four-years-old.
The book, "If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents," also available in Spanish, answers questions that parents and teachers often have. Written by experts, it describes the difference between normal disfluencies and stuttering, and gives tips for parents of ways to help their child immediately.
Books and DVDs produced by the 65-year-old nonprofit Stuttering Foundation are available free at any public library. This book is offered to all the public libraries in Monroe County. The list includes:
Fairport Public Library; Fairport,
Greece Public Library; Greece
Penfield Public Library; Penfield
Pittsford Community Library; Pittsford
Rochester Public Library; Rochester
Chili Public Library; Rochester
Henrietta Public Library; Rochester
Irondequoit Public Library; Rochester
Rush Public Library; Rush
Ogden Farmers Library; Spencerport
Webster Public Library; Webster
