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  1. Hi Gretchen!
    As a child enters a school setting, the sphere that encompasses the environment around them expands. Now it includes teachers, classmates, seniors and juniors, and other supporting staff in the school. In a nutshell, I’d recommend focusing on two aspects. First, all the people in the child’s environment. So running short workshops for teachers to help them identify a child who stutters and interact with this child the right way… educational talks for support staff, and of course, classes to promote inclusion and acceptance among fellow students through fun stories and activities. Second, of course, is to reduce the child’s speech related struggle and to work on their ability to toughen up in the face of adverse communicative situations. Because although all the people in the child’s environment have the potential to be facilitators, some of them might (consciously or unconsciously) prove to be barriers as well. The ultimate goal we seek through all of our actions is to facilitate the child’s well-being, growth and self-confidence, with or without stuttering.
    All the best!
    Pallavi

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