What are the Benefits of Speech and Language Group Therapy?
For years we have been hearing about the benefits of private one-on-one therapy and need for individual support, however recently there has been a lot of talk about group speech therapy. Why choose group therapy for your child? How will your child get the attention they need if there are other children around? Group therapy […]
I Think My Child Has a Stutter…What Do I Do?
Many children go through a period of normal dysfluencys during the preschool years as they learn to put sounds, words and sentences together. Normal dysfluencys include word and phrase repetitions and hesitations. Some children, however, develop a speech that includes sound and syllable repetitions, sound prolongations, and silent blocks (getting stuck on a sound). This […]
How to Make Your Child Feel Better About Their Stutter
When a child stutters, it can be a frustrating and concerning time for him or her, as well as for his or her family. In addition to helping your child manage the verbal difficulties of his or her stuttering, it’s important to help him or her ease the stress that comes with the speech disorder. […]
How to Help Children Overcome Stuttering in the Classroom
Stuttering may seem like a serious impediment at first glance, but you’d be hard pressed to argue that people like Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, John Updike, and King George VI—who all stuttered—had their careers held back as a result. More recently, actress Emily Blunt and America’s Got Talent contestant Drew Lynch, who took to the […]
9 Tips for Teachers about Stuttering
When I was in elementary school, there were about five students in my class that would always raise their hands to ask and answer questions. They always participated in class discussions and actually seemed to enjoy talking aloud. The rest of the class slouched in their seats, wouldn’t make eye contact, and prayed they would […]
Why Does my Child Stutter?
As a speech-language pathologist, I am often asked “what causes my son/daughter to stutter?” Unfortunately, there isn’t one, straight-forward answer. Although much research has been done, clinicians and researchers alike are still unsure. Some researchers think that some people are more genetically predisposed to stuttering. This is why some children exhibit the behaviour and others […]