No Way My Child Has Learning Problem!

A great many children have problems of some sort in learning. It could be ADD, where he has a problem with attetion level. She might have a hearing problem, making learning difficult. Personally, I must have some degree of dyscalculia, which is results in problems with arithmetic and math concepts. There is no telling how many times I told my father that math wasn't logical and didn't make sense. Obviously, Dad, the engineer, totally disagreed with me. And I wholeheartedly feel that dysgraphia (a disorder that results in illegibility) is a requirement to enter med school.

The point is that whether your child has a serious dyslexia or has poor reading comprehension, the worst thing parents can do is to ignore the problem by convincing themselves that it will be outgrown someday. Actually, the earlier the intervention begins, the better the result. Issues are being discovered at earlier ages nowadays and kids can get a step up before even starting elementary school.

Having a issue with learning does reflect poorly on parents or environment. It simply is. A great number of very famous people have had learning issues. Beethoveen, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, and Ansel Adams are a few known to every household. Just because someone has a hurdle to jump, it doesn't mean they are stuck at the starting gate.

As parents, we have the main role in helping our kids overcome the challenges of life and this is just one of them. Stay connected to your child, the teachers, the therapists, and the doctors. No one knows your child like you do. You will know what is best for them, so stick to your guns. The only thing you can do wrong is to do nothing.

This week's guest on Parents Rule!, Jeanne Gehret http://www.verbalimagespress.com states that parents should "Emphasize that he can overcome these difficulties by using different ways to learn, and that he will receive plenty of help. " Be your child's cheerleader and advocate. You will all benefit in the long run.

As a matter of fact, a couple of weeks ago I was flipping TV channels and heard the words "my learning disability" so I stopped to listen. It was a discussion between Bill O'Reilly (who admits to dyslexia) and Glen Beck (who has ADD). They were talking about the challenges they had to overcome and how the "disability" had been a major factor in their success. It was a very interesting discussion. Like them or hate them, they are both very successful and they give a large part of that credit to what they learned as a result of having a "learning disability."

Makes you think, doesn't it?