Challenge is something we all face every day of our life. Without challenge none of us would have learned to walk, to talk or to get along with others. Simply put, challenge allows opportunity to learn.

We learn to talk by observing people around us. This happens from birth and when our vocal chords are fully formed we start to speak. If a member of our close family has a stuttering problem, there is a good chance that we could pick up their bad habits and also start to stutter. I have met many people who stutter, who inform me that somebody in their family also suffers with stuttering and for some reason it is normally their father.

Many parents have stated to me, that even though they do have a stutter, that they have always been able to speak fluently to and around their child. Unfortunately children listen to conversations when we least expect it (when we think they are in bed, for example) and are likely to hear stutter at various time, like during a phone call.