Stu st studder

So you know that little boy next door that your children sometimes tease for the way he talks? That boy is just a little different. For whatever reason he just can't seem to get the words out the first time, it takes him a while. Your children don't nessessarily dislike the boy, so you don't press the matter when they make an ocasional remark as to his speech. It's just childish teasing and you really don't have the time to handle that situation. You've got to pick your battles right? Is it right? No, no it's not. Consider this. Studies show that childhood studdering is posotively corolated to violence as an adult. So? What does that mean? Well, think about it. A child who studders is not able to defend himself. He can be the victim of mental violence. His condition both makes him a target for childhood persicution and unable to dish it back. He cannot verbally defend himself. So what option does he have? How does he fight back when being called a retard, loser, or weirdo? His little fists are the most natural option. Now I don't know about everyone, but it just makes me want to cry to think of a small boy having to retreat to using his small hands to fight off words that life hasn't given him a defence for. So all of us, let's teach our children, little brothers and sisters, and small cousins to be kind to these children. And if your child, brother, cousin, or friend is a studdrer do your best to be an encourager and support them in being able to deflect the words without using their fists.