What I mean by “real options.”

In my recent book, “Voice Unearthed: Hope, Help, and a Wake-Up Call for the Parents of Children Who Stutter,” I challenge support organizations to provide “real” options to the parents of school-aged children who are stuttering. I have been...

They do not need fixing….really??

One statement I hear repeatedly is that “our children are NOT broken and do NOT need fixing!” While I do believe that acceptance (both on the listeners’ and the child’s part) is key to keeping the stuttering behavior from escalating, there is something about this...

Just back from D.C. and the “Friends: Association of Young People Who Stutter” Convention. We are exhausted and happy to have met so many wonderful people. It was especially fun to put faces with the names of some of you who follow my blog!I enjoyed...

To School or Not To School?

Final edits on my book “Voice Unearthed: Hope, Help, and a Wake-Up Call for the Parents of Children Who Stutter” are done and with the layout person. It should be available by the end of the month! So back to blogging. This blog topic has been inspired by...

They can always quit the piano…

The (what I hope is) final draft of my upcoming book “Voice Unearthed” is with the editor and I’m back to my blog. Thanks for hanging in there with me.The more a child practices piano, the better he becomes at it. The more a child practices math equations,...