Is Your Child Having Trouble in School?

The first thing to do is meet with the school teacher and find out just what the trouble may be. Sometimes this brings anxiety to the parents, thinking that "trouble" means something bad. But it may not be bad at all. Think of it as being pro-active in your child's education.

When a child is having trouble in school, the very first thing a parent might want to consider, after visiting with the teacher to see what she or he may think the problem may be, is to schedule a health check up, eye exam and dental exam. Sometimes the situation of unfocused work may be an underlying health situation, such as low blood sugar or even not being able to see the work.

Think about registering the child into classes that requires focus and the learning of a discipline, such as dance, music, gymnastics, swimming, art lessons or even martial arts. Children enrolled in such classes tend to develop confidence and self discipline faster than those that do not.

If enrolled in such classes, don't take them out if they experience difficulty at school as a punishment. Why do that, when it is those classes that can actually add value to your child's life? Instead, remove other options such as going to the movies, watching TV, spending the night with friends. And make an appointment with their teacher in these programs to see if they are experiencing the same situations as your child's academic teacher as well.

Working together, your child's academic teacher, arts based teacher and you, their parents, can devise a plan to success!