Sometimes I just stutter - Stuttering Foundation
Sometimes I just stutter
a book for children ages 7 to 12
by Eelco de Geus
translated by Elisabeth Versteegh-Vermeij
Copyright ? 2011 by the Stuttering Foundation
THE
STUTTERING FOUNDATION?
PUBLICATION NO. 0031
To the therapist...
This book is written especially for children who have emotional reactions to stuttering. This may be manifested by struggle or avoidance behavior or by overt expression of negative feelings and thoughts in connection with talking. It is often difficult to assess a child's real feelings and thoughts, so observing behaviors such as struggle and avoidance may help you understand how they really feel about their speech.
About the author...
Eelco de Geus lives in the Netherlands. He has specialized in stuttering therapy and works with young children and their parents, as well as with adult and adolescent stutterers. He gives work-shops on stuttering therapy in his own and in other countries. Readers can reach him through e-mail at
. eelcodegeus@kpr at.
About the translator...
The late Elisabeth Versteegh-Vermeij was a speech therapist, specialized in family counseling for children who stutter. Having spoken English all her life, she was also an accomplished translator of books and texts on the subject of stuttering.
Sometimes I Just Stutter
Publication 0031 First Edition--1999 Second Printing--2000 Third Printing--2001 Fourth Printing--2003 Fifth Printing--2008 Sixth Printing--2010 Published by Stuttering Foundation of America P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 ISBN 0-933388-42-X Copyright ? 1999?2010 by Stuttering Foundation of America The Stuttering Foundation of America is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering.
Copyright ? 2011 by the Stuttering Foundation
Sometimes I just stutter
Copyright ? 2011 by the Stuttering Foundation
Before you start reading this book...
. This book is written for all children who stutter When you , stutter your mouth doesn't always do what you would like it .to do Sometimes you want to say something and it won't . come out Sometimes you say something and other people , , make remarks like "Stop stuttering " or "Slow down " or "Just . . take a deep breath " This usually doesn't help You often forget . . what you started out to say Or you may feel angry or hurt . In the following pages you will find a lot of information
about stuttering
? what makes you stutter ? why sometimes you stutter and sometimes you don't ? why some people have trouble understanding stuttering ? why sometimes you get teased about your stuttering ? that lots of other children stutter too ? that stuttering is sometimes awful and sometimes not
A number of children who stutter have written personal letters
. . for this book There is lots to learn from what they tell us . I am glad they helped me so much I have added some , information for mothers and fathers grandmothers and , , , grandfathers uncles and aunts brothers and sisters and also . for school teachers This will help them understand stuttering . a little better so they can react in a more helpful way
You may choose to copy or cut out these pages from the
. book and address them as letters Once people have read one , of these letters they may want to read the whole book and . learn even more about stuttering , If you aren't nine years old yet it may be hard to read all this . , on your own In that case please ask your mom or dad to . read it with you . I hope you will like this book
Eelco de Geus
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Contents
Before you start reading this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Stuttering is no joke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Sometimes you stutter and
sometimes you don't . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What makes you stutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 It takes a special skill to stutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 When you feel angry or sad inside
because you stutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 When you get teased
about your stuttering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Some people just don't understand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 It is alright to stutter! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 You are important! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Just listen to these kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tell your own story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Who can help you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 For brothers and sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 For fathers and mothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 For teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 For grandfathers and grandmothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 For uncles and aunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Fairy tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Last message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Where to get information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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