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• Method 1 of 3: Home treatments
• Method 2 of 3: What parents should and shouldn't do
• Method 3 of 3: Visit a speech therapist
• Tips
• Warnings

There are no miracle remedies to get rid of stuttering right away. Therapy, electronic devices, and even drugs cannot stop you from stuttering overnight. However, people who stutter can fight the condition themselves and make significant progress by working with a speech therapist. If you're seriously considering making stuttering a thing of your past and are ready to start your new, smoother life, read the following tips and techniques.

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Method 1 of 3: Home treatments

1. Relax both mentally and physically ... Tell yourself you're going to be fine. If you are concerned that you will stutter, then you are more likely to actually do so. Relax your body and mind.
   • Relaxing your body:
     
     • Release the tension in your back, neck and arms. Relax your shoulders: let them drop to their natural level.
     • Vibrate, a few seconds before speaking, what with your lips. Singers sometimes do this to warm up.
     • Shake off any tension in your arms and legs. Rotate your torso.
   • Relaxing your mind:
     
     • Tell yourself, "I am bigger than my stutter; my stutter is no bigger than me!"
     • Don't tell yourself it's about life or death. Stuttering is annoying, but it's not as big of a problem for most other people as it is for yourself. Let this thought calm you.
     • Concentrate your attention on the inside of your head. Let your focus gradually drift to the farthest points of your body, and breathe evenly. You can do this as a kind of meditation.
2. Stand in front of the mirror and imagine that your reflection is someone else. Have a conversation about whatever - how your day went, how you feel, what you're going to eat later - and watch your stutter disappear.
   • Of course, talking to the mirror is not the same as someone else, but this exercise can boost your confidence a lot. Remember how well you could talk to yourself in the mirror before talking to someone else.
   • Try to talk to yourself for about 30 minutes every day. This may feel a bit strange at first, but the exercise is for hearing your own voice without the stutter. It will make you a lot more confident.
3. Read aloud from a book. Your charismatic skills will improve. Simply read aloud. It's quite tricky at first, but it will teach you how to breathe. One of the biggest problems most stutterers have is not knowing when to breathe while reading or talking. This method also teaches you how to recover from those times when you do stutter.
4. Visualize the words before pronouncing them. This is tricky to learn, but it really helps. If you can think your words in, then you claim them - it makes it harder to utter those words as a stutter. If you cannot imagine them, then they are not the words you should use. Picture yourself a clear, mental picture of what you want to say.
   • If you stumble across a particular word, try a word that looks like it - a synonym. This word may be easier to use, and it may be one you don't trip over.
   • Try spelling a word if it bothers you. You may have to pronounce the word very slowly, letter by letter. However, you will be rewarded for being able to pronounce the word.
   • Don't be afraid to pause while visualizing or spelling the word. We've been taught that silences are uncomfortable or scary; you need to teach yourself that these silences can be seen as opportunities to get a ten for your pronunciation.
5. If you stutter, try to let the tension out in bits. Try to break the stutter by emitting low guttural sounds. For example, "That's s-s-s-s-. GRRRR. That's stupid." Try to interrupt your stuttering spell by saying "Blah" before continuing.
6. Have a right frame of mind. Before speaking, try to be optimistic rather than pessimistic. Often the fear of stuttering causes the actual stuttering. Instead of fearing it or expecting it to happen, imagine yourself until it does. This will help you overcome nervousness.
7. Try breathing exercises to make speech easier. Stutterers often have trouble breathing when they stutter. Getting your speech back can greatly benefit from breathing exercises. Try these to make your speech go smoother:
   • Take a few deep breaths before you start speaking. Pretend you're going to dive into the water, and need a few deep breaths before you can start. This can simplify your breathing and help regulate it. If you are in a social situation and are uncomfortable doing this, try taking a deep breath through your nose.
   • Remember to breathe when you speak and when you stutter. People who stutter often forget to breathe once they start to stutter. Take a break, give yourself some time to breathe, and try saying the word or phrase again.
   • Don't try to break speed records. There are plenty of very fast speakers out there, but the goal is not to learn to speak the way they do. Your goal is to be able to express words and be understood. Learn to speak at a moderate pace. There is no rush, and there are no prizes to be divided among who can talk the fastest.
8. Try to incorporate a certain rhythm in your speech. People who stutter often lose their stutter when they sing, for several reasons: the words they sing are made longer, the voice they use is fluid, and the words they sing come out smoother than normal speech. case. Try to add a certain rhythm to your speech (a certain quality that many articulate people have, such as Martin Luther King Jr.). You will find that your stutter has almost (or even completely) disappeared.
9. When giving a speech, don't look anyone in the eye. Look over the heads or focus on a point at the back of the room. This way, you won't get so nervous, or cause a chain reaction to stutter.
   • If you are talking to someone directly, see if you can make normal eye contact with that person. You don't have to look at them all the time, but by maintaining eye contact you put the other person at ease. This will also make you feel more comfortable.
10. Don't worry about the little things. Realize that you will make mistakes. But your mistakes don't make you who you are. It's about how you make your comeback after those mistakes. You will lose some strokes, that's the way it is; but your goal is to win the war.

Method 2 of 3: What parents should and shouldn't do

1. Try to make the child feel not feel concerned about your stuttering. Parents who over-express their concerns about stuttering run the risk of excluding their child. This will only make the child more insecure about his / her condition in the long run. This will do more harm than good to the improvement of the child.
2. Try not to put the child in socially stressful situations. The plan to make a child feel comfortable under stressful circumstances in this way is bound to fail.
3. Listen patiently to the child, and do not interrupt him / her. If a child stutters, let him / her express his / her thoughts without interrupting him / her. Don't finish their words for them either. Show them love and acceptance when they stutter.
4. Talk to the child about the stutter if he / she wants to talk about it. If your child asks to talk about it, set aside some time to discuss what the child is going through. Also try to discuss options in the treatment of the stutter. Let your child know that you understand their frustrations.
5. If your child goes to a speech therapist, discuss with the speech therapist when you can and cannot correct / supplement the child. Listen to any other recommendations the therapist makes.

Method 3 of 3: Visit a speech therapist

1. Don't be afraid to see a speech therapist if the situation worsens. Most stuttering will disappear over time, especially if you are still young. However, visiting a speech therapist can pay off in some cases. Especially if it worsens the stutterer's state of mind, or if the stutterer sees the stutter as a huge obstacle in his / her life.
2. Speech therapy can be good in some cases. There are situations where therapy can benefit, and there are situations where it does not. Speech therapy (or speech therapy) can help a child if:
   • The stuttering has lasted for more than 6 months.
   • If the blocked speech lasts longer than a few seconds.
   • When stuttering runs in the family.
   • If the child becomes depressed, exhausted, or embarrassed by the stuttering.
3. Understand what speech therapists can do. Speech therapists usually prescribe a series of speech lessons to reduce the impact of the stutter on communication. The actual obstacles are usually not addressed. The patients then adopt these techniques in actual speaking situations.
   • Speech therapists may request to talk to parents, teachers, and sometimes even friends to explain their techniques and discuss the ultimate goal of the therapy. They do this so that the patient gets help and understanding from the people around them.
4. Know that a speech therapist can recommend a support group. There are hundreds of stuttering talk and support groups worldwide. A speech therapist may decide, after discussions with the patient, that it would be beneficial to visit a support group. Here the patient can express his concerns and frustrations among fellow sufferers in an environment that is not threatening.

Tips

• Don't talk too fast. This will only increase your stutter. Talk a little slower and a little more relaxed. This can reduce or disappear your stuttering.
• Body language plays an important role in speaking. Always use body language and move your hands with your words. Also occasionally use your shoulders, eyebrows, etc. This allows you to easily express your words.
• If you have to give a presentation, start preparing for it in plenty of time. One of the best ways to reduce stuttering is to regulate breathing. Try to highlight your leaves with a bright color. Teach yourself that during those moments you need to take a moment to breathe. If you don't have a chance, try stopping at the punctuation marks.
• If you stutter with someone else in turn, tell them so you don't get nervous. For example, if you found someone you like, tell them you stutter and they will understand.
• Sometimes hand gestures can help you get rid of your stutter.

Warnings

• Don't make anyone feel inferior to your speech. Everyone has something that makes them not perfect. People who are eager to do things aren't perfect themselves, and have a much bigger problem than you have.
  • ’"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission."
    - Eleanor Roosevelt