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What are your tips for helping kids who are struggling?
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on Oct 24, 2018 (Read 785 times | Comments: 29)
Kids can struggle in all sorts of ways, including learning, attention or social issues. Tell us about your experience and what you have learned to make things even a little bit easier.

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Ashleigh3
Ashleigh3
on Oct 29, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

Listen
Pearltree
Pearltree
on Oct 29, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

patience. One needs to have patience and perhaps repeat themselves for children with problems. I know sometimes it's hard when you have to say the same thing 3 or 4 times, but they need to be loved and respected like anyone else.
n7nickys7n
n7nickys7n
on Oct 29, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

Don't let the other kids get you down. They might not understand what you're going through, but it's also none of their business. We all learn at different rates and in different ways. Maybe you need more time on tests, but that doesn't make you any less intelligent. There is nothing wrong with this, and it is not unfair to the other kids. Maybe someday they will all understand, but for now, just ignore their negativity.
eview1
eview1
on Oct 30, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

i have known a few kids growing up that were dyslexic. i learned as a i became older, that there is no shame in having this condition. kids to tell their parents if they are having problems and not be embarrassed. there is no shame in learning and coming forward.
ashiahw
ashiahw
on Oct 30, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

I have a son who has ADHD he's 10, he couldn't focus on something for more than 1-3 min. It's hard to help him focus with his homework as well as class work. I was beginning to think that there was nothing for me to. Until I had the extreme urge to have patience... I focused on him and learned how to communicate and teach him the things he had issues with.
bonita7878
bonita7878
on Oct 31, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

Don't force them to do something they are not physically, mentally, or emotionally ready for especially for those that struggle with various tendencies (per se). My eldest was diagnosed with Expressive and Receptive Language Disorder; what he says, thinks, reads, does are all out from each other.
wendy1214
wendy1214
on Nov 02, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

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JazzyTJan
JazzyTJan
on Nov 02, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

I am now a guardian to a boy that is now in high school. He has lived with me for about 8 years after his Mother passed away. My kids were very fast learners and did well academically. They didn't have problems making friends. My nephew is the complete opposite. I found classes at nearby colleges and through non -profit organizations on learning challenges, adhd, autism, etc. (My nephew as all that, along with an IEP school). Each day, I pray for patience and I try my best to be positive. We have autism therapists that work with him almost daily to help him get organized (which is a big struggle) and work with on daily living activities (counting money, understanding social norms, etc.). It is a big job and I have tried doing it alone (or with my working husband). I took things so personally and my husband demanded (encouraged me) to get help. I think sometimes I am too close and it seems better received having someone else work with my nephew. I love him and tell him that
orchidlady01
orchidlady01
on Nov 04, 2018 Quote  »     Reply  »

Reinforcing any positive accomplishments, listening and giving assistance to work through problems has worked for my family.
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