| Is your child doing poorly in school? Try these often | | | | There are many qualified professionals in every city |
| over looked tips to help turn your underachiever into an | | | | that can diagnose your child. Most employers these |
| over achieving scholar. | | | | day offer family assistance programs as part of a |
| First and foremost, talk to your child. Ask questions; | | | | benefits package, so getting your child diagnosed can |
| find out what is happening in their world. Are they | | | | possibly not cost you a cent. At the very least doing |
| bored? Is the teacher giving them the motivation, help | | | | research at your local library or on the internet can |
| and guidance they need? Are they being teased or | | | | provide you some tools to help you identify if your child |
| bullied? The things that you don't see or hear about | | | | shows signs or symptoms of a possible disability. |
| may be a major contributing factor as to why your | | | | Try different approaches to helping your child learn. |
| child is having problems. | | | | Play learning games with them. Use flash cards or |
| Asking lead in questions can give you a great insight to | | | | games that require spelling or doing math. There are |
| what is happening in your child's school environment. If | | | | learning CDs for the computer for kids of all ages. |
| there is a problem you can make an appointment with | | | | More and more interactive DVDs are coming on the |
| the school principal to address your concerns. If there | | | | market all the time. Your child may just need a more |
| are serious problems, changing schools, enrolling in a | | | | fun and stimulating way to learn the basics. Remember |
| private school or maybe even home schooling may be | | | | back when you were a child, how did you learn your |
| a more favorable solution. | | | | ABCs ? Are you singing it in your mind right now? |
| Could your child have a learning disability? This is often | | | | Lastly and certainly not least, be a positive influence in |
| overlooked as many parents prefer not to think their | | | | your child's life. Be their coach, mentor and yes their |
| child may have some form of learning disability. | | | | parent. Discipline and fear motivation rarely correct any |
| Attention Deficit Disorder, dyslexia, the inability to read, | | | | problems, in most cases it makes it worse. Build your |
| write or even do simple arithmetic are common | | | | child's confidence you will see the difference. |
| disabilities found in children. According to the American | | | | Every parent wants the best for their child, do |
| Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology at | | | | whatever it takes to ensure your child's future is a |
| least 1 in 10 children are affected by some form of | | | | bright one. |
| learning disability. | | | | |