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College of Allied Health and Nursing Services, Centers and Institutes Center for Communication Sciences and Disorders Services Stuttering Stuttering Support Support for Parents
Support for Parents
Especially for Parents
Extensive guides/materials for parents by professionals
Stuttering Prevention: A Manual For Parents by C. Woodruff Starkweather, Ph.D., Sheryl Ridener Gottwald, Ph.D., and Murray Halfond, Ph.D., Temple University Stuttering Prevention ClinicThe Child Who Stutters: Parent's Guide by Julie Mazzuca-Peter.Information for Parents - by Stephen HoodTo the Parents of the NonFluent Child by Peter RamigInformation for Parents of Preschool Children Who Stutter PDF format from The Stuttering Center of Western PennsylvaniaSuggestions for Families of Young Children Who Stutter PDF format from The Stuttering Center of Western PennsylvaniaChild Management For Parents PDF format from Judith EckhardtGuidelines For Living With A Busy Child PDF format from Judith EckhardtThe Top Ten "To Do" List for parent of preschool children PDF format from Judith Eckhardt
The Top 10" List For Teens PDF format from Judith Eckhardt
Parent Information For Preschool Children Who Stutter PDF format from Judith EckhardtWays To Build Your Child's Self-Esteem PDF format from Judith EckhardtStuttering: What Can Be Done About It by Caroline BowenHow Parents and Professionals Can Help the Stuttering Child by Richard Shine.Some ideas for parents - from Gerald Johnson
There are two publications from the Stuttering Foundation of America catalog that are available from the SFA at a very reasonable cost:
If Your Child Stutters: A Guide For Parents, 6th edition, 2004.
Stuttering and your Child: Q & A, Revised 3rd edition, 2002.
Stuttering Prevention Website by Tony Wray.Special Education Law & Children Who Stutter Stuttering During the Preschool Years Helping families understand this condition early on Article by Mirla Raz first published in Advance magazine, July 21, 2014Information for Families: Stuttering - What can be done about it?
Brochures and information from organizations
Additional information
Sometimes I Just Stutter by Eelco de Geus who lives in the Netherlands and translated by Elisabeth Versteegh-Vermeij, is a book written especially for children who stutter. You can order a copy from the Stuttering Foundation of America online catalog for $2 or you can read it online free .Daddy To Make It Better - a touching story by John Ahlbach, about a father who stutters facing disfluencies in his own son.J. Anthony Wray's Stuttering Prevention web page .
Bill Murphy and Hope Gulker, Goals for Parents of Children Who Stutter information from a session presented at the ASHA Convention, Seattle, WA, 1996.
The First Time: How do I start a conversation with my child about stammering? from the British Stammering AssociationKids Who Stutter , a nice booklet with good information and resources, created by Irene Helen Zundel, a homeschooling mom who has relatives and friends who stutter, and placed on the Stuttering Home Page with her permission.
Articles and websites which deal with teasing/bullying
Bullying Awareness Guidebook from Accredited Schools Online website.What Parents Can Do For Your Child When He Is Being Teased For Stuttering by Gail Wilson LewSpeech Pathologists Can Help Children Who Are Teased Because They Stutter by Bill MurphyRaven Days - for victims and survivors of bullying.Bully Online Bully Beware Kidscape News Unlimited: The Guardian article Stammerers targeted by school bullies by John Carvel, Education Editor Friday June 4, 1999.Bandaids and Blackboards - When Chronic Illness...or Some Other Medical Problem. Goes to School by Joan Fleitas School of Nursing is designed to sensitize people to what it's like to grow up with medical problems. Included in this well-designed and interesting site is information and links about dealing with teasing about any difference or disability, including
What Makes Kids Care? Teaching Gentleness in a Violent World Bullies to Buddies Act Against Violence: Outreach Campaign - Active Student Engagement Tease Proof Your Kids Connie Dugan's book review and application to a client of The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby.
Stuttering and Teasing by Gail Wilson Lew.ERIC digest article, Bullying in Schools by Ron Banks.
Teasing And Bullying Of Children Who Stutter by Ian Roth & Deryk Beal, students in a course on stuttering at the University of Toronto.The Don't Laugh at Me program is part of the Operation Respect project, whose goal is to eliminate bullying in the schools. Begun by Peter Yarrow from folk singers, Peter, Paul, and Mary, DLAM consists of three curricula (grades 2-5, grades 6-8, and one for summer camps and after-school programs). These resources contain wonderful ideas for helping classroom teachers or school clinicians reduce bullying of children. The entire curriculum (ranging from 50-100 pages) and all the materials, including songs and videos are freely available online or can be ordered. This resource belongs in every school.
Bully-Proof Your Child by Elin McCoy, reprinted from the STAFF newsletter.Trouble at Recess - free download from the Stuttering Foundation about being teased.Understanding Cyberbullying In College from Affordable Colleges OnlineBullying Awareness and Prevention Guide from Learn Psychology
