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  1. Hello and thank you for your question!
    With children it really depends on a lot of variables, like whether it seems to be normal nonfluency or stuttering.. For a child who displays struggle-free word or phrase repetitions, using an analogy of a child attempting to walk might help. The baby stumbles and falls so often, but a parent simply watches in awe and helps the baby along. Why then, should a disfluency receive a reaction of anxiety or alarm?
    For a child who seems to have stuttering-like dysfluencies, parents inevitably ask whether this is a “phase, or something that will stay with the child”. At such times I find it helpful to compare stuttering to any other “difference” or “tendency” a child might have, accept, and lead a fruitful and happy life with, nonetheless!