by Dori | Jan 22, 2011 | Blog
Thank you to everyone who has responded so positively to my blog posts. My message is primarily directed to parents – but as a parent, it gives me so much hope to know that these ideas are also resonating with professionals who are treating children who stutter.Having...
by Dori | Jan 16, 2011 | Blog
When Eli was 12, I asked him if he remembered being told by his therapists that “it was okay to stutter.” He said no, he was never told that. I know for a fact he had been told this — several times by several therapists. All he remembers is that he...
by Dori | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
It’s hard to be a good listener but is it possible to be too good of a listener? What’s the difference between a bad listener, a good listener, and too good of a listener? In order to keep kids talking, we need to be the right kind of listener – and it’s not as easy...
by Dori | Jan 2, 2011 | Blog
In my last post about our reaction to “The King’s Speech,” I refer to Raisa Gorbachev’s quote “childhood is but a spark…..” I love that quote. Kids should sparkle. Sparks burn out and new ones ignite, over and over again – at least that’s how it is...
