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Parents eagerly anticipate the moment when their child first begins to talk. But for some parents, it is a time of anxiety because their child struggles to get words out. As many as 5 percent of preschool children nationwide have repetitions and prolongations of sounds severe enough to be of concern to their parents.
The DVD in English and Spanish, “Stuttering and Your Child: Help for Parents,” helps parents detect stuttering and take action toward helping their child and is available at most public libraries including the Ladd Public Library, the Mason Memorial Public Library in Buda, the Mineral Gold Public Library District, the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library in Spring Valley, the Ohio Public Library District, the Princeton Public Library, the Sheffield Public Library, the Tiskilwa Township Library, the Walnut Public Library and the Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Township Library in Wyanet.
Produced by the nonprofit Stuttering Foundation, the DVD describes what kinds of stuttering young children may exhibit, how parents can help at home, and the role of a speech pathologist in evaluating and treating children who stutter.
“Stuttering typically begins between the ages of two and five,” says Barry Guitar, Ph.D., professor and chair of Communication Sciences at the University of Vermont in Burlington. “It may begin gradually or suddenly, and many of these children outgrow their disfluencies naturally. However, if a child continues to stutter for several months, or appears to be frustrated by it, parents should seek assistance.”
On the DVD, experts address common concerns that parents have about their child, such as how to help the child at home and whether to seek the advice of a speech pathologist.
Strategies parents can use to help reduce stuttering are given throughout the DVD and include reducing the number of questions they ask the child, focusing on taking turns during conversations, and making time to read or talk with the child in a relaxed manner.
The DVD is available free to all public libraries. Some libraries have an older video format. If you are interested in checking out this DVD and your library doesn’t have it, ask them to contact the Stuttering Foundation, toll-free, at (800) 992-9392, visit www.stutteringhelp.org, or e-mail info@stutteringhelp.org for a copy.
PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library will be closed for Thanksgiving today, Thursday, and Friday.
A preschool story hour will be held Tuesday with the theme “fire safety.” The program will be held in the Youth Services Department, and preschool children and their parents or guardians are welcome to attend. The Computer Users Group will meet at 6 p.m.
Genealogical Society Training will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, and We the People will meet at 6 p.m. Dec. 3.
WYANET — The staff and board of the Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Township Library would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. The library will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
Al Brown and daughter Helen entertained all at the library’s Family Reading Night Nov. 19. Al read Esphyr Slobodkina’s “Caps for Sale,” a book he remembered from his youth. The father/daughter team read poems, sang songs and entertained the masses. The Book Group met directly after our Reading Night, at which time the duo then held a repeat performance.
In December, the Book Group will celebrate with a dinner. In January, the group will read “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros.
Wyanet Library’s Computer Users group will meet at 1 p.m. Dec. 8.
The 2nd Thursday@the Library program in December will be at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10. Adrian Lind from Walnut House will talk about the Walnut business and holiday floral arrangements.
TISKILWA — “Let’s Make a Christmas Ornament” is the next children’s story time program at the Tiskilwa Public Library. At 4 p.m. Monday, children will be able to choose from three different tree ornaments, listen to stories and enjoy popcorn and a beverage.
LADD — The Ladd Public Library will hold a cookie sale and book sale on Dec. 5 during Ladd’s Christmas in the Village.
The library also has preschool story hours at 10:30 a.m. the first and third Monday of each month.
MINERAL — The Book Discussion at the Mineral Gold Library will meet on Tuesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. Contact the library for more information.
PERU — Ed Krolak and the Peru Public Library cordially invite the public to attend a series of readings of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. All readings are on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and will continue through Dec. 22. Please call the library to register at (815) 223-0229.
