Tips for talking with a child who stutters…

• Use a relatively slow, relaxed rate in your own conversational speech – but not so slow as to sound unnatural. Try to sound like Fred Roger’s from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
• Listen to what the child is saying. Respond to that, rather than the stuttering.
• Give appropriate responses to what the child is saying such as head nods, smiles, and “uh-huhs.”
• Keep natural eye contact when the child is talking.
• Don’t rush the child by interrupting or finishing words for him. Don’t let others rush or tease the child.

Source: The Stuttering Foundation

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