How can parents get help managing their child’s stutter?
Some tips for parents that can help their children with their stuttering is reducing the pace of how you speak, allowing your child to speak without you interrupting them or rushing them along. It is important for them to feel at ease, and set an example by using slow speech around them to allow them not to feel rushed. It is also important to make sure you give your child attention and really listen to them. Trying to refrain from asking too many questions at once is also very important, of course you can ask questions, but keep it to one at time instead of bombarding with too many questions at once. It is important for you and the other members of your family to take turns when talking with your child, this will help avoid your child being interrupted by others. Building confidence by praising your child such as “ thank you for helping with the dishes you did such a good job” will help build up their confidence. Often days become busy and parents don't have the time to give their full attention to their child, it is important to also set aside time just for your child.
Samuel L. Jackson is a Black actor who stutters. He reports that he was able to overcome it through acting.
As airflow is the foundation of speech, when the airflow is obstructed due to tension and uncontrolled closing of oral muscles, the sound produced is compromised.
Craig Skistimas, also known as Stuttering Craig, the co-founder of ScrewAttack which is a production company for video games.
The adored pig from Looney Tunes, Porky Pig, has a stutter. It has been found that he stutters 23% of his spoken words and uses a wide variety of stuttering types.
Stuttering affects around 70 million people worldwide, so yes of course there is going to be a comedian who stutters.
The National Stuttering Association (https://westutter.org/) is a good website to find news about stuttering. The ‘Stuttering Foundation’ is another website that provides the most up to date news (https://www.stutteringhelp.org)
News reporter John Stossel is a news reporter who stuttered. News reporter and journalist Byron Pitts also stutter.
There are two general philosophies of stuttering treatment: Fluency shaping, and Stuttering acceptance
When an individual stutters, the voice may change as there is additional tension on the vocal folds and on the musculature surrounding it.