The student-clinician felt that juggling would be a great way to establish therapeutic relationships. In actuality, juggling is not entirely without therapeutic merit. Jugglers attempt to make the complicated look natural. They become intimate with small failures in the form of drops and strive to learn from these minor setbacks. A juggler who never drops is a juggler who never pushes his own limits and never takes risks.
Jugglers also become familiar with the process of learning.
They are trained to break things down and to analyze the component parts. For example, when learning to juggle, you should always begin with one ball. Juggling also promotes increased concentration, attention, dexterity and interpersonal communication skills. Ironically, many of these variables are frequently missing or underdeveloped in adolescents who stutter. They suggest that when learning to juggle, one must be able to divide one's attention between various elements while focusing on the whole picture.