MiniforFaith
Well-Known Member
HI everyone,
As most of you know, I lost my mom five years ago, now.. And I am not close to Paul's mom, so when it comes to things I need help with, well I just don't have many options.. The problem I am having with my son Jamie(who will be 13 on Sunday, man, I am feeling older!!) He has stuttered since he started to talk.(My husband stutters, too and he will be 39 at the end of this month). I held him back his first year of school, and he has been in speech therapy for it all of his life..(Threw a speech therapist, and now at school) .
He was doing well with accepting his speech. But I think it is his age and trying to fit in, he is really letting it bother him. To the point of making his stuttering much, much worse.. His grades have dropped very much..
ANd that hospital episode didn't help either.. I have been in contact with his teacher, and she has ntoiced how much he has withdrawn.. He use to always raise his hand and speak.. Was always willing to do anything they asked, and was out going. Now, he has gone into his shell, sorta speaking..I know he has lost his self confidence.. I've talked to him, and he says he hates school now, because everyone looks at him like he is retarded.. No one that I know of makes fun of him, and he keeps saying that they aren't. But, how do I get my Jamie back? i have been working with him at home with his speech, and he does better here, because he is more comfortable.. How do you help a 13 year old boy feel better about something he can not help?? And I feel terrible, because I can't make it go away. Then he says I really don't understand, because I don't stutter.. No, but I have been with my husband for over 17 yrs now and I know how it has affected him..And I was there for every speech session, watching and learning.. I try to do things to make him feel special, but that all goes out the door when he goes to school. And next year, he will be going to the high school, so that is bothering him too..
Does anyone have any helping suggestions?? Please I am at my wits end, and just wish that I could be more help to him..
Thanks..
As most of you know, I lost my mom five years ago, now.. And I am not close to Paul's mom, so when it comes to things I need help with, well I just don't have many options.. The problem I am having with my son Jamie(who will be 13 on Sunday, man, I am feeling older!!) He has stuttered since he started to talk.(My husband stutters, too and he will be 39 at the end of this month). I held him back his first year of school, and he has been in speech therapy for it all of his life..(Threw a speech therapist, and now at school) .
He was doing well with accepting his speech. But I think it is his age and trying to fit in, he is really letting it bother him. To the point of making his stuttering much, much worse.. His grades have dropped very much..
ANd that hospital episode didn't help either.. I have been in contact with his teacher, and she has ntoiced how much he has withdrawn.. He use to always raise his hand and speak.. Was always willing to do anything they asked, and was out going. Now, he has gone into his shell, sorta speaking..I know he has lost his self confidence.. I've talked to him, and he says he hates school now, because everyone looks at him like he is retarded.. No one that I know of makes fun of him, and he keeps saying that they aren't. But, how do I get my Jamie back? i have been working with him at home with his speech, and he does better here, because he is more comfortable.. How do you help a 13 year old boy feel better about something he can not help?? And I feel terrible, because I can't make it go away. Then he says I really don't understand, because I don't stutter.. No, but I have been with my husband for over 17 yrs now and I know how it has affected him..And I was there for every speech session, watching and learning.. I try to do things to make him feel special, but that all goes out the door when he goes to school. And next year, he will be going to the high school, so that is bothering him too..
Does anyone have any helping suggestions?? Please I am at my wits end, and just wish that I could be more help to him..
Thanks..