Learning Issues: Older Child

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10 Year Old Who Struggles with Writing

S.C. asks from Allentown

My son is a gifted 4th grader, participating in our school's gifted program, accelerated reading, and is a year ahead in math. He gets good grades & takes pride in h...

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Advice for Dealing with 9 Year Old Daughter

R. asks from Columbia

I feel so stupid asking this, but I just don't know what to do. My daughter is 9, she will be 10 in May. She's not at all interested in school, homework, etc. When sh...

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9 Year Old Hates His Life.

C.S. asks from Lincoln

My nine year old keeps saying he hates his life. He tries to hurt him self. Hitting him self, cutting him self with platic knivies, and putting his hands on his nec...

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Teaching an 8 Year Old Reading Comprehension

J.S. asks from St. Louis

My son struggled all year with reading/writing activities. He can read about 2 levels above grade level, but cannot comprehend anything he reads. He "guesses" on al...

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8 Year Old Not Being Compliant in School

B.R. asks from Peoria

My son is 8 and in 3rd grade. He has ADHD since 4 and on meds for it. I have tried many different meds and thought that I have found the one that works best. But now ...

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9 Year Old Son Struggles with Benchmark Testing

M.S. asks from Greensboro

I have a 9 year old son who is happy and exuberant and does sometime have issues concentrating, especially when exciting things are going on like upcoming holidays et...

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7 Year Old Pooping His Pants at School

S.T. asks from Phoenix

I am a K-1 teacher and one of my students is pooping his pants at school. It happens about once a week. I was not his teacher last year, but I was told he didn't ha...

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Getting My Almost 9 y.o. to Do Homework

T.F. asks from Portland

I am at my wits end this weekend with trying to get my son t sit down and do his homework, He is almost 9 and in the 3rd grade. Every day this past week he has sat at...

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9-Year Old's Behavior Feels Disrespectful

O.L. asks from Los Angeles

My 9-year old son is disrespectful at times around adults. While I'm talking to another adult, he'll demand that we leave or go home from where we are at. Usually, it...

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Dyslexia

J.C. asks from St. Louis

I have an 8 year old son (he's almost to the end of 2nd grade) whom I believe to be "a little" dyslexic. He has improved tremendously since kindegarten as far as wri...