Originally shared by Sharon Lenhardt
One of the difficult parts of teaching is informing parents of a, “problem”. You’re child isn’t learning as easily as he should? Your child seems to have a deficit in a subject compared to other subject areas. Your child is having difficulty focusing on what he should. A lot of us are parents too and we can imagine what it must be like to be on the receiving end of a less than ideal conversation, in fact some of us have been on the other side. Our conversation may seem to be less than blunt because simply, we aren’t professionals in the medical field who can officially diagnose a child and legally, we can’t be as straight forward as we’d like. We can merely relay our observations and our data to support it. However, veteran teachers have seen thousands of kids. We know red flags when we see them. The best thing a parent can do, is heed our advice and get further testing be it through the schools or privately. Time matters when it comes to a child’s learning and self esteem. The sooner a child is diagnosed with a specific learning disability or ADD or ADHD, the sooner we can put a plan into action to help your child. It’s okay to cry. We have seen it before and honestly, we feel it too. Ignoring the signs, won’t make them go away. It is an uncomfortable conversation, but one that has to take place.