Treatment Options For Selective Mutism

Praise All Accomplishments

As mentioned briefly before, the parents of a child with selective mutism should praise all accomplishments no matter how small. Parents can ask questions at home to encourage self-expression. Start off with choice questions, then gradually work up to open-ended questions. Praise all along the way.

If the child is mute around strangers, have an adult acquaintance visit one day, and have the visitor sit away from the child at first. Keep the child busy and gradually move the adult closer and closer. While preoccupied, have the adult speak softly to one of the parents and then the child. Encourage and praise the child. Some rewards can be a special day trip, more play time with a parent or friend, or special privileges like staying up later.

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