{"id":8830,"date":"2026-10-08T13:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/say.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=8830"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:40:37","slug":"say-parents-program-3","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/say.org\/?tribe_events=say-parents-program-3","title":{"rendered":"SAY: Parents Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tNovember 2\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t@\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t8:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211;\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t9:30 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/say.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thumbnail-SAYParents.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7604\" style=\"width:466px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/say.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thumbnail-SAYParents.png 940w, https:\/\/say.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thumbnail-SAYParents-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/say.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thumbnail-SAYParents-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join our FREE monthly parents\u2019 and caregivers\u2019 group and find a community of loved ones who are asking tough questions, sharing their highs and lows, and building their confidence in becoming their child\u2019s best advocate and ally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November\u2019s co-host is Dr. Ryan Pollard.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join a community of parents and caregivers who are asking the tough questions, celebrating victories, and building their confidence as their child\u2019s strongest advocate and ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Our Co-Host:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Ryan Pollard, Ph.D. CCC-SLP BCS-SCF is an associate clinical professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Along with teaching undergraduate and graduate courses (including the graduate fluency and counseling classes), he supervises individual therapy for clients who stutter and clutter, and an adult stuttering support group. He also started the Colorado Speaks summer camp for adolescents who stutter. Ryan has a passion for training clinicians in holistic stuttering therapy and advocating for those who stutter. To that end, he leads workshops for SLPs and parents, has been involved with SAY for over a decade, and is a board member of FRIENDS: The National Association for Young People Who Stutter. Alongside his work as an academic and speech therapist, Ryan is a published author of literary fiction that centers the experiences of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a welcoming space to connect with others, learn, and feel supported. You\u2019ll leave feeling more informed, empowered, and part of a strong community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each month, our very own Director of SAY: Speech,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/say.org\/team\">Brooke Leiman Edwards<\/a>, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF, will host with special guest co-hosts, including our founder,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/say.org\/team\/\">Taro Alexander<\/a>, our artistic director,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/say.org\/team\/\">Travis Robertson<\/a>, our Development Manager,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/say.org\/team\/\">Kate Detrick<\/a>, and many more! There is no commitment- just register for the months you want to attend to receive your zoom link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/say.org\/parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAY: Parents<\/a>&nbsp;program, please contact Brooke Leiman Edwards&nbsp;at 646.403.3519 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Brooke@SAY.org\">Brooke@SAY.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__venue tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__name\">\n\t\t<h3>Online<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-website\" >\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/tally.so\/r\/44d08A\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tRegister Here\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div  class=\"tribe-block 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