David and Mama Sanchez open up about the ways they responded to David getting teased for stuttering throughout his childhood, and they give practical advice for how parents and kids might respond to teasing now. Also in this episode, a hilarious “Top 10 Ways To Respond to Rude Comments About Your Stutter” and the debut of a new segment, “Stuttering IRL.”

To what extent do you think of a child’s stuttering as a deficient form of speaking when compared to “normal”? To what extent do you think of a child’s stuttering as central to their identity? David and Mama Sanchez answer these questions from the perspectives of both parent and person who stutters, and they share how their views have changed over time. Plus, a hilarious “Top 10 Show Names We Considered Before Stutter. Podcast. Repeat.”

Mama Sanchez reflects on moments from David’s childhood when he was confronted with stuttering-related challenges, including school musicals, class presentations, and running for school government. David asks what led Mama Sanchez to gently push him to do some activities (like joining sports/clubs to make new friends) and allow him to quit at other times (like picking him up from school to avoid a class presentation). The Sanchez duo try to come up with a rubric for how parents might think through these decisions with their children who stutter. Also, an installment of David’s “Word Switch” segment and a family game of “The Sing’s Speech.”

David and Mama Sanchez are joined by school counselor (& wife/daughter-in-law) Amy Sanchez to talk about resilience and stuttering. They discuss the role environmental influences play in the development of resilience and provide parents/adults practical tips for building resilience in children who stutter. Also, an “Imagine If…” segment and a game of “Pseu-real or Pseudo.”

Mama Sanchez talks about all the ways she spoke for David throughout his childhood so that he wouldn’t have to, but she wonders… did she do the right thing? The Sanchezes talk about their experiences with this and provide some guidance to parents wondering to what extent they should be trying to make speaking easier for their child.

Mama Sanchez used to finish David’s sentences when he stuttered. He liked it. It wasn’t until adulthood that both of them learned that speech therapists and stuttering organizations recommend against this. Guests Drew and Stephanie Fleming join for the second half of the show to talk about Drew’s unique experience with stuttering, their strong family dialogue, and Stephanie’s growth as a mother of a PWS. You also won’t want to miss what is SPR’s craziest game yet...

Guests Konner & Tiffany Buford join the show to talk about their experiences with various stuttering support organizations, being a teenager who stutters in a ‘virtual’ world, and the ways Tiffany learned from Konner while becoming the amazing advocate she is today. Also in Episode 8: Momma Sanchez’s vulnerable “Christmas Cheer” story, the Top 10 Christmas Carols About Stuttering, and a game of “Man, You’re Old!”

David and Mama Sanchez talk about how serving people who stutter has shaped their own experiences with stuttering and parenting, and they answer a listener question about the do’s and don’ts of speaking with people who stutter in their “Ask Us Anything” segment. Nathan and Padma Mallipeddi join the Sanchezes for the second half of the show to talk about Nathan’s experience founding and leading the Southern California Stuttering Service--a nonprofit organization providing people who stutter access to high-quality access stuttering therapy. Nathan shocks his mom in a hilarious game of 2 Truths and a Lie to wrap up the show!

David & Mama Sanchez talk with each other about stuttering and family gatherings from the perspective of child who stutters and parent. They ask for12-year-old Bennie's advice on issues people who stutter are facing this Thanksgiving in their "Advice From Kids" segment. Audri & Alicia then join the show to share their family experiences around stuttering and to play our Episode 6 game.

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David & Mama Sanchez discuss the impact president-elect Joe Biden has made on social awareness of stuttering and the legacy his presidency will leave for future generations of people who stutter. They also have fun predicting Joe Biden's "Top 10" actions he will take for people who stutter in his first 100 days in office and imagining a world in which Darth Vader stuttered.