Children who stutter are imitating a stuttering parent or relative.
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Stuttering is caused by bad parenting.
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Identifying or labeling a child as a stutterer results in chronic stuttering.
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Stuttering is more common among males than females.
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Forcing a left-handed child to become right-handed causes stuttering.
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People who stutter are less intelligent or capable.
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Stuttering varies across situations: sometimes people stutter a lot, and sometimes they stutter a little.
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Stuttering can begin gradually and develop over time, or it can appear suddenly.
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Overall, about 1% of the worldâs population stutters,
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Stuttering is associated with differences in the brain; it is not just a behavior that children learn or pick up from listening to other people who stutter.
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Stuttering varies significantly over time: Sometimes, people will have periods in which the stuttering appears to go away, only to have it return.
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Stuttering is just a habit that people can break if they want to.
