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Stuttering Solution for Children

Barbara • April 8, 2011

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My son had a pretty severe stuttering problem from the time he was 2 1/2 to the age of 5 1/2. It was the result of a traumatic event.

We tried a lot of strategies to help him pull out of it. When he was about to start school, I found a method that finally worked.

It's based on classic operant conditioning and is very effective for young children.

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wvsun • April 9, 2011 at 7:56pm

I'm so glad you stuck with it until you found a solution.

Linda P • April 8, 2011 at 11:47pm

Can you give us more details?

Barbara (Creator) • April 8, 2011 at 1:08pm

Here's a link to the university that developed The Lidcombe Program.

http://sydney.edu.au/health_sciences/asrc/clinic/parents/lidcombe.shtml