Attitudes of Guardians Parenting Children Who Stutter

: A group interview analysis on fathers and mothers with stuttering children was conducted to investigate their awareness of stuttering symptoms of their child and feelings toward child rearing, how they receive attitudes and behaviors of the spouse, as well as the influence of intervention by professionals and participation in a parents’ group. The mothers tended to be affected by information pointing out problems in child rearing and demonstrated increased feelings of guilt and anxiety toward the future. The fathers typically shared feelings of regret and guilt for not having supported their spouse. The mothers who felt that they were supported by their spouse had lower sense of isolation in child rearing. They who were expecting spontaneous healing to confront information difficult for them to accept. However, they eventually came to take the information as meaningful and were able to discover joy in helping others by sharing their own experiences. This sharing also had the effect of affirming their child rearing in the past. Furthermore, through their child’s experience they recognized significance in social enlightenment on stuttering.