Show CONFIDENCE AIDS CHILD CH I LD TO CORRECT r ITS STAMMERING ST By Bv MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED The The problem o of stammering is an exceedingly complicated one and it would be to cither either minimize its its' difficulties or or to be cock cocksure uro about its cure But quite obviously t there o er-o are arc some ways ways ways' in whIch we can prevent tho child d developing that fear of his ability td to talk which may be tho the result of somo some of his experiences For a discussion of ot the whole subject we suggest the leaflet Help HeIp for the Stamm Stammering ring Child which may may be had for a a 0 self addressed 3 stamped envelope sent to Myrtle Meyer Eldred of the Your Baby and nd Mine department of this news p paper pe Tho fol following letter Is illustrative of ono onoway way In which a mother might develop tho o childs child's confidence in his ability to speak without stammer- stammer Ing My daughter is 3 years old and speaks clearly and has quite a n good v vocabulary Lately she she- has bee been hesitating I before words s as if she sho couldn't J get t the word clearly in her mind For Instance the other day she said straw and then waited waited waited wait wait- ed it a long longtime time Um before she said berries berries ber her ries Now what I want to know is Js- Js shall 1 I say say the word for h her r. r so soth th that t he hc can finish her sentence quickly or or shall I 1 I wait walt until she finishes it herself She doesn't stammer but I 1 want to av avoid ld her dol doing that Tho The way to avoid this is not to give h her r tho the idea that you m think she he needs help In talking If It each time a a. child essayed to get oft off a i chair you stepped up and helped her off very shortly she would lose all confidence in her ability to get down and would then wait to be helped This is not far lar from tram the tho above kind ot speech situation Confidence in her ability to speak is a a. stimulus to speaking while lack of confidence is one one of t the handicaps handicaps handi hand I. I caps aps which keeps Mutterers sUit sUit- t ring Ing I r I |