The Front Porch Swing

[jgoldy2]

We should submit a story each and make a BYC collection

 

[Alice28]

We should submit a story each and make a BYC collection

Yes, but not all of us are as articulate as Blooie. Mostly me! Lol

 

[Tomtommom]

Yeah, while I have lots of wacky stories, they simply don't read as well as Blooie's stories.

 

[lazy gardener]

Well the stories are always wonderful! I enjoy them all. And what a good idea your dad had to write it down. My son stutters pretty bad at times. It seems whenever he hits a growth spurt, it comes back full force. It's really bad right now. He's only four, so isn't able to write it down yet and it drives me crazy when others interrupt him or finish for him. I make sure to tell them that's it's important to let him finish without interrupting him. When he starts to stutter and it's getting really bad, I get down to his level and take a deep breath. That usually gets him to take a deep breat and he is able to get the rest out. Or when he's done talking, I talk very quietly and slow and when he starts again, he's talking quiet and slow and won't stutter as much. If it doesn't go away, I'm going to see about him writing it down and reading it.

Alice, I don't know if any of my observations will be useful to you with your little boy, but here goes: I once worked with a sweet young man who had an incredible stutter. What an inspiration he was. He had polio as a child and wore long leg braces, and he was a transporter at the hospital! He spent all day pushing folks around in wheel chairs. But he could SING! What a voice. When ever he sang, the stutter went away. If you can get your son singing, that may help him to shed the stutter. An other observation: Acting! A lot of people who stutter actually get into acting. When they climb into the personality of the person that they are portraying, the stutter goes away.

Welcome to all the new folks on the porch. Happy "spring is on the way after we get through this blizzard and any others that are headed our way and the weather warms up a bit... well ok, a lot!"

 

[Alice28]

Alice, I don't know if any of my observations will be useful to you with your little boy, but here goes:  I once worked with a sweet young man who had an incredible stutter.  What an inspiration he was.  He had polio as a child and wore long leg braces, and he was a transporter at the hospital!  He spent all day pushing folks around in wheel chairs.  But he could SING!  What a voice.  When ever he sang, the stutter went away.  If you can get your son singing, that may help him to shed the stutter.  An other observation:  Acting!  A lot of people who stutter actually get into acting.  When they climb into the personality of the person that they are portraying, the stutter goes away.

Acting is definitely a good idea if he wants to get into that. Like I said, it comes and goes with his growth spurts, so I'm unsure if this is something that will continue, or stay, or if it will go away soon. Everytime it stops, I always think maybe it won't come back, but so far everytime he hits a growth spurt, he's back to stuttering. It's very odd. Singing is another good idea. I know lots of people sing and that helps. I just worry about him being made fun of. I know as soon as he realizes he does it or someone points it out, that's when he will start having a harder time. If he's worried about it, it will be worse. But if he dies continue to stutter and I can find activaties he enjoys and that can help him, then that will be helpful for him. He is such a good boy. And it's pretty cute, but he won't think so when he's older.

 

[Blooie]

Yes, but not all of us are as articulate as Blooie. Mostly me! Lol

Yeah, I speech goodly, doesn't I?

 

[Alice28]

Because I'm a proud mama, here's my little man "helping" with the fence

. Making sure everything is level.

 

[jgoldy2]

Hey, I created a BYC story thread if you want to join.

 

[perchie.girl]

Hey, I created a BYC story thread if you want to join.

what would that thread be?

 

[Blooie]

Because I'm a proud mama, here's my little man "helping" with the fence

. Making sure everything is level.

What a strong young man, holding that big post so nice and straight! I'd like to borrow him this summer when I tweak my coop!!