Pillar Guide
Selective Mutism Home Practice: The Complete Parent Guide
A comprehensive, bookmarkable guide to exposure ladders, scripts, video self-modeling, and a 7-day starter plan for home practice.
Parent Resources
Practical selective mutism guides for the moments families actually face.
Templates, scripts, school guides, and scenario-specific resources you can use right away at home, with school, or alongside therapy.
Looking for the more personal, chronological story arc? Start with Our Story Series. If you want the broader library of how-to resources, you're in the right place.
If you're in the early what-is-going-on stage, begin with is my child just shy or something more, then move to when kids won't talk at school but talk at home.
How-To Resource
Selective Mutism Exposure Ladder: Step-by-Step Template
A practical template for building 8–12 rung brave talking ladders, with sample ladders by age and guidance on when to move up.
Resource Library
50 Selective Mutism Scripts Kids Can Practice at Home
A practical bank of ready-to-use scripts for home, school, restaurants, play dates, birthday parties, and video calls.
Scenario Guide
Selective Mutism Restaurant Script: How to Prep Kids to Order
A fast, practical guide for restaurant practice, including age-based scripts, the Starbucks ladder, and what to do if a child freezes.
Scenario Guide
Selective Mutism School Drop-off: 5 Scripts That Actually Work
A morning-focused guide with a warm-up ritual, five doorway scripts, and teacher coordination tips for the hardest transition of the day.
Planning Guide
Selective Mutism Birthday Party Prep: A 7-Day Plan
A practical day-by-day party prep plan to reduce unknowns, rehearse the arrival, and make social events more manageable.
Seasonal Guide
Trick-or-Treating With Selective Mutism: Parent Scripts
A Halloween-specific script and prep plan that turns one night of the year into a low-stakes brave-talking opportunity.
Connection Guide
Selective Mutism and FaceTime: Practicing With Grandparents
A warm, practical guide for using low-stakes video calls with grandparents as a bridge toward more confident speech.
Classroom Plan
Raising Hand in Class: Practice Plan for Kids With Selective Mutism
A step-by-step classroom participation plan, from physical hand-raise only to small-group answers and eventually whole-class speech.
Social Planning Guide
Play Dates With Selective Mutism: How to Set Them Up for Success
A practical guide to choosing the right friend, structuring activities, and briefing the other parent so play dates become real practice.
Daily System
Selective Mutism Morning Routine: A School-Prep Checklist for Families
A repeatable six-step morning routine to lower anticipatory anxiety, warm up the voice, and make drop-off more manageable.
Teacher Resource
A Teacher's Guide to Selective Mutism: Classroom Strategies That Work
A practical teacher-facing guide to classroom support, participation alternatives, school coordination, and what helps most in real time.
School Paperwork Guide
Selective Mutism 504 Plan: Sample Accommodations You Can Copy
Concrete accommodation language, qualification guidance, and a sample 504 families can bring into a school meeting.
IEP Planning Guide
Selective Mutism IEP Goals: Examples That Actually Get Approved
Ten measurable sample goals, SMART guidance, and progress-tracking advice for parents and SLPs preparing for IEP meetings.
Clinical Guide
SLP's Guide to Selective Mutism: Assessment, Treatment Planning, and Progress Tracking
A structured treatment-planning guide for SLPs covering assessment, rapport-building, evidence-based intervention, and between-session carryover.
Awareness Guide
Selective Mutism vs. Shyness: How to Tell the Difference
A side-by-side parent guide to the difference between temperament and anxiety-driven silence, with a comparison table and self-screening checklist.
Signs-by-Age Guide
Selective Mutism Signs and Symptoms by Age (3, 4, 5, 6, and 7+)
An age-by-age guide to what selective mutism can look like in preschool and school-age children, including what is typical and what is not.
Decision Guide
When to See a Professional for Selective Mutism
A gentle but direct guide to when families should stop waiting, who to call first, and what to do while they wait for support.
Hope + Story Guide
Selective Mutism Success Stories: What Recovery Actually Looks Like
A trust-building story page with Bob's family journey, representative recovery stories, and a realistic look at what progress can feel like.
Family Dynamics Guide
Selective Mutism and Siblings: How to Support the Whole Family
A guide to explaining SM to siblings, avoiding the translator trap, and creating family routines that help everyone feel included.