'Fluency Friday' gives a voice to students who stutter

Mindfulness exercises are used in a variety of settings. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center speech pathologist Rob Reichhardt uses them to help 12-year-old Andy Hicks with stuttering. Christy Hicks, Andy's mom, said he would not raise his hand in school and would "dread" being called on to read out loud. The therapy helps children communicate despite the stutter. "What happens when these kids start to avoid is, they build this web, and mindfulness is a way to sort of wake up and see that they have choices," Reichhardt said.  Mindfulness will be one of the themes of this year's Fluency Friday, an event where children who stutter can bond with others who stutter.  "With my school, there's 750 kids," Andy said. "I'm the only student at my school that stutters." This is the 16th year for Fluency Friday, and parents say they're seeing their children find a voice.