When a child starts stammering we don’t know whether it is a developmental stage they are going through that will stop, or if it will remain with them as they grow. 8% of children stammer, and around 1% will continue stammering into adulthood.

Stammering is a speech pattern that is characterised by disruptions in the normal flow of speech. These disruptions can take the form of repetitions of sounds or part of words...

When your child starts stammering, it can be difficult to know what to do for the best. Here are five tips to support you and your child:

BeneTalk's Founder and CEO, Jordi Fernandez, explains how embrace stuttering is the road towards find joy in speaking and be free of fear of speaking.

"I would have liked my teachers to have recognised my struggle and had a one-on-one conversation with me about how I felt and what could be done to make the situations easier."

"Our responses to stuttering can shape how a child views their speech, but of course, we aren’t the only people involved in their lives. Speak with relatives, family friends and nursery or school staff about stuttering."

"I know that growing up with a stutter, and being an adult with a stutter, can be challenging. It can be frustrating and other people aren’t always understanding. However, I feel I have achieved in my life, not despite my stammer, but because of it."

BeneTalker, Blake, talks about how the BeneTalk app has supported him along his stuttering journey.

While it may seem infinitely easier to not bring up your stutter in a conversation, self-advertising your stutter can help greatly with self-acceptance.