Parental language input to children at stuttering onset

Many programs for the indirect management of stuttering in early childhood counsel adjustment of parental language Models, which are presumed to play an exacerbating influence on vulnerable children s fluency. We examined the relative levels of linguistic demand in maternal language to stuttering an d nonstuttering children, adjusted for each child's current level of lingui stic development. No significant or observable differences were detected in the relative level of linguistic demand posed by parents of stuttering chi ldren very close to onset of symptoms, Empirical support for current advise ment and potential ramifications are discussed.