04/09/2026
An interesting article on selective mutism and the importance of understanding that a child’s silence is not a choice, but often a response to anxiety.
Every family arrives at this question the same way. Someone has finally named what is happening, the relief lasts about an hour, and then the real question surfaces: what do we actually do, and will it work? The honest answer involves better odds than most parents expect and a longer road than anyon...