“The King’s Speech” is really about relationships…
Our family saw the movie “The King’s Speech” about King George VI who stuttered and unexpectedly became King of England…
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Voice Unearthed – Keep The Spark Lit
In my last post about our reaction to “The King’s Speech,” I refer to Raisa Gorbachev’s quote “childhood is but…
Easy Listening (and I’m not talking about the music)…
It’s hard to be a good listener but is it possible to be too good of a listener? What’s the…
A Message to Professionals Connected With Children Who Stutter
Thank you to everyone who has responded so positively to my blog posts. My message is primarily directed to parents…
In all of his excitement, he forgot to stutter…
In my past blog posts I have focused on several things we did differently in order to decrease anxiety around…
“Lighten Up Mom”
When Eli was around 12 years old, I asked him if he remembers being told by his therapists that “it…
How to get kids to crab and complain…
One of the toughest things I wrestled with, especially when Eli was younger, was getting him to tell me how…
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 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”…
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…