How To Encourage Your Child If He Is Failing At School

How do I encourage my child if he is failing at school?

If you have a child who is failing at school or struggling with specific subjects, you need to find out what it is they need and what they think and feel about school. It is very easy for children to get discouraged, especially if they're struggling with something that they feel is bigger than they are, or work that is too advanced for them, and to feel like a failure. You don't want your child to feel like a failure. You do want your child to learn about win-lose, about how, who they are, and that they're not going to be good at every single thing. You want your child to make their best effort in whatever it is, and for them to know that you're going to love them regardless. So, with that foundation you need to solve the problem. I remember when I taught at a school, there was a child that we discovered needed glasses and was really having a horrible time in school because he couldn't see the page adequately, so you could imagine the assumptions on the part of the teacher. They were very different once he got glasses because before nobody knew what was wrong when he just couldn't see. Maybe the child has a learning disability or maybe the child needs special tutoring in a particular subject because they're just not catching on. Whatever it is, solve the problem, and as you're solving the problem, as you see success, you want to encourage that success so that they continue being good.