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“Is Your Child Struggling in School? Here’s How to Start the Conversation With the Teacher.”

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When Your Child Learns Differently, You Don’t Have to Navigate It Alone

Every child learns in their own unique way. Some children may need extra time, different strategies, additional support, or simply a teacher who understands how they learn best. As a parent, recognizing that your child may be struggling can bring a mix of questions, concerns, and uncertainty—especially when you’re not sure what to say or where to begin.

The good news is that you don’t have to figure it all out by yourself.

As a New York State-certified Special Education and Nursery through 12th Grade educator, I know how important the partnership between parents and teachers can be. Open, respectful communication can help everyone better understand a child’s strengths, challenges, and individual learning needs.

In this article, I’m sharing practical tips to help parents feel more prepared and confident when talking with their child’s teacher about learning differences. I’ve also included helpful guidance from Understood.org, a valuable resource for parents and educators supporting children who learn and think differently.

Remember: asking questions is not being difficult, and advocating for your child is not being demanding. It is being an important part of your child’s educational team.

The goal isn’t to find someone to blame. It’s to build a partnership that helps your child feel understood, supported, and capable of succeeding.

How to talk to your child’s teacher
about learning differences and ADHD


Teachers can be a big source of support for struggling students and their families. Use this
discussion guide to help raise your concerns and talk about how you can work together.
What’s inside

  1. General tips
  2. If you don’t know why your child is struggling
  3. If your child has a diagnosis
  4. More resources
    General tips
    You may not be sure what to say about your child’s challenges, and that’s OK. Take a deep
    breath, and remember that the teacher is there to support your child. Here are some tips
    to help get ready for the conversation.
  5. Make an appointment.
    You don’t have to wait until parent-teacher conferences to talk with your child’s teacher.
    But remember that teachers’ workdays are jam-packed. Ask to schedule a 15- to 20-minute
    appointment, either in person or by phone or videoconference. Be sure to thank the teacher
    for their time and support — gratitude can help build the relationship.
  6. Prepare what you want to say.
    When you meet with the teacher, be clear and specific. Spend some time before the
    meeting to plan what you want to say and ask. Try writing your ideas down, recording
    voice notes, or practicing with a friend. Focus on these key areas ahead of time:
  • Challenges you want to talk about
  • Strengths or interests that can help your child complete tasks
  • Responses you can use if the teacher says something you weren’t expecting or
    that heightens your emotions. For example, you can say, “Let me think about that and
    get back to you.”

Be open to working together.
A strong partnership with teachers can have a positive impact on your child.
Keep in mind that successful partnerships are built on mutual respect. If you’ve had
bad experiences at school, you might have trouble trusting that things will go well.
You can ask for the meeting to include a staff member you know well or a family member
or friend who can help you go into this conversation with an open mind.

Prepare yourself emotionally.
Talking about your child’s challenges can bring up strong emotions. It helps to practice
what you want to say in advance. During the conversation, you can take a deep breath
or refer to your notes if you need to pause and steady yourself.

Follow up after the meeting.
Send a thank-you email for taking the time to meet. Summarize what you talked
about and any next steps you agreed on. Make a plan for checking in again by
suggesting a date or timeframe. Talking regularly can help you build the relationship.
You don’t need to wait until there’s something specific to talk about.

If you don’t know why your child is struggling

Talking with your child’s teacher is a great first step in getting answers and finding the
right support. Planning ahead can help make the conversation go smoothly.
Ask for a time to talk
by phone, by email, or
in person.
“Hi. I’m the [parent or caregiver of X]. I’ve noticed my child is
having challenges with [reading, math, paying attention, etc.].
I’d like to set up a time to talk about it.”
Start by explaining
your purpose.
“Thanks for meeting with me. I’d like your help understanding
some challenges my child is having with….”
Share some details about
what you’ve noticed.
“This tends to happen [when, where, and how often].”
“I started noticing this [how long ago].”
Share strategies you’ve
tried at home.
“I’ve tried [which strategy], and that has helped [a little/a lot/
not at all].”
Ask for input. “Is this something you’ve noticed too?”
“Any strategies you use at school that might help at home?”
“Do you think I should talk to the school counselor about my
child’s challenges?”
Talk about next steps. “Thanks for your time. Let’s talk again after I’ve had a chance
to try some of your suggestions. What timeframe feels
reasonable for us to check in?”
After the meeting
Tips What you can say
Follow up with a
thank-you email.
“Thanks so much for your help. Can we check in after I’ve had
time to think about this and talk about what happens next?
How about we check in two weeks from now?”

Remember, You are not alone, and you can have a productive conversation with your child’s teacher.




DOES IT NEED TO BE PERFECT?

Crow’s Christmas Star

Written by Carolyn Watson-Dubisch

Illustrated by Mike Dubisch

All the animals in the forest are excited. It is time to decorate the Christmas tree.

As each of them scurries to find a gift that can be used to decorate, the crow becomes frustrated. He has been commissioned to find something bright to become the star for the top of the tree. As the crow continues his search, nothing seems good enough.

Read the story to reveal the important message that the crow’s forest friends bestow on him for his efforts.

A charming story with an impactful message for our youngest readers.

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BORED ON PURPOSE: RECLAIMING THE EMPTY MOMENTS YOU KEEP TRYING TO FILL

Boredom is not empty. It is the space where attention resets, creativity gathers, and ordinary life becomes vivid again. The goal is not to escape it faster but to stay long enough to receive what it offers. The empty moment was never the problem. It was always the opening.

“Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.”

— Walter Benjamin

Boredom has developed a worse reputation than it deserves. For most of human history it was simply the quiet background of a life, the unremarkable space between one thing and the next. Now it appears and vanishes within a second, erased by a screen before it can settle, and something valuable has been quietly lost in that trade.

This report is not about doing more with your time or filling it more wisely. It is about the opposite: learning to sit inside empty time without flinching and to stop treating every idle moment as a gap that must be closed. What follows are nine practical ways to become comfortable with boredom again, so that your focus steadies, your creativity returns, and your ordinary days start to feel like enough.

Tip 1: Rename the Feeling

Boredom is not an emergency, and treating it like one keeps you reaching for the nearest escape. It is closer to a signal that your attention is momentarily unoccupied and simply waiting for direction. The next time it arrives, name it plainly as ordinary boredom rather than something wrong to be fixed, and let it stay a passing state you can leave alone.

Tip 2: Leave the Small Gaps Empty

The habit of filling every spare second is built one tiny gap at a time, in the seconds spent waiting in line, riding an elevator, or pausing between tasks. Each of those gaps is short and low in stakes, which makes them the ideal training ground for a larger tolerance. Choose a few of them each day and deliberately leave them empty, letting yourself simply stand there and wait.

Tip 3: Let the Restlessness Rise and Pass

When you stop filling a moment, a wave of restlessness usually follows, and it can feel surprisingly physical. That feeling is not a sign that anything is wrong; it is a nervous system used to constant stimulation meeting a moment without any. Rather than acting on it, watch it the way you watch weather, and notice how it crests within a minute or two and fades on its own.

Tip 4: Do One Thing at a Time

Much of what we call boredom is the quiet letdown of an activity that offers only one stream of input at a time. Single-tasking feels slow at first because you have trained yourself to expect several things at once. Pick one ordinary activity each day, whether eating, walking, or washing dishes, and do only that with nothing playing in the background.

Tip 5: Put Empty Time on the Calendar

Unstructured time rarely happens by accident anymore, so it helps to plan for it on purpose. Set aside a short window, even fifteen minutes, with no task, no screen, and no goal beyond letting the time stay open. Sit on a step, look out a window, or wander the block with no destination, and let the emptiness be the point rather than a problem.

Tip 6: Stay With the Boring Task

Dull, repetitive chores are usually treated as things to rush through or distract yourself away from, yet they are a reliable way to practice staying present when nothing exciting is happening. The next time you fold laundry or tidy a room, do it without a podcast or video filling the silence, and give the task your full attention. You will feel the pull toward escape, and each time you stay with it instead, that pull grows a little weaker.

Tip 7: Let Your Mind Wander

An unoccupied mind is not an idle one, because left alone it drifts, connects, and quietly works on problems in the background. This wandering is where a great deal of creativity and insight comes from, which is why answers so often arrive in the shower or on a walk. Give yourself regular stretches with no input, let your thoughts go wherever they like, and treat the drifting as useful rather than wasted.

Tip 8: Turn Down the Stimulation

When your baseline is set by fast, intense, endlessly novel input, ordinary life begins to feel flat and boredom arrives much faster. Lowering that baseline lets the quieter pleasures of an ordinary day register again. For a week, reduce your most stimulating inputs and let your senses recalibrate, and notice how moments that once felt boring begin to feel simply calm.

Tip 9: Give Boredom a Long Enough Runway

The first stretch of any empty moment is almost always the hardest part, and most people give up right there. If you can stay past that initial discomfort, boredom often softens into something closer to rest, reflection, or unexpected interest. Give the feeling more time than you think it needs, and treat the early restlessness as the toll for entry rather than a reason to turn back.

💡 Key Insight Boredom is not empty. It is the space where attention resets, creativity gathers, and ordinary life becomes vivid again. The goal is not to escape it faster but to stay long enough to receive what it offers. The empty moment was never the problem. It was always the opening.

Fast Action Steps

Comfort with boredom grows through small, repeated practice rather than a single decision. These two steps give you a simple place to begin this week.

Action 1: Sit With One Empty Moment

Choose one moment today when you would normally reach for a distraction, and let it stay empty instead. Notice what the restlessness feels like and how long it actually lasts. The aim is not to enjoy the moment but to prove to yourself that you can stay in it.

Which everyday moment will you leave empty, and what did you notice when you did?

 

Action 2: Reclaim One Single-Tasked Activity

Pick one routine activity and commit to doing it with no background input for the next several days. Let it be as slow and unremarkable as it wants to be. Over a few repetitions, watch whether the urge to fill the silence begins to loosen its grip.

What activity will you single-task, and what pulls at you when the background noise is gone?

 

Recommended Reading

These books explore boredom, stillness, and the quiet value of unstructured time.

Recommended reading:

  • Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi
  • How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
  • The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer
  • Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
  • Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
  • Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
  • Solitude by Anthony Storr
Next Step Pick one empty moment tomorrow and let it stay empty. That single unfilled pause is the whole practice in miniature, and every calm, unhurried moment you allow makes the next one easier to meet.

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SIGNS YOUR CHILD MAY BE A STRONG LEADER

A CHECKLIST FOR PARENTS

Signs Your Child May Be a Natural Leader

Observing natural leadership qualities in children early can help parents, teachers, and caregivers encourage and develop those important life skills.

If you want to identify and support your child’s leadership qualities, here are some signs to consider:

Talkative

Does it sometimes drive you crazy that your child talks so much? Actually, being talkative may be a sign of things to come. A chatty nature indicates a child with excellent verbal skills, which are important for good leaders. Did your child talk early and proficiently? This may be a sign that he or she will be a good leader.

Treats Others with Respect

If you notice that your child seems to end up in responsible positions – team captain, for instance – and you know he didn’t get that position because of “muscling” his way to the top or bullying others, then this may be a sign of leadership ability. Notice if your child seems to have others “gravitate” toward her and wish to emulate her. Take note as to whether or not this is due to respectful treatment. If it is, you may have a strong leader on your hands.

Sees Both Sides

Some kids exhibit an ability to understand both sides of an issue, rather than being overly committed to one point of view. These children often act as peacekeepers who help their peers find an agreeable middle ground.

In the Know

Does your child always know what’s going on? Is he or she always aware of the latest happening at school or in the family? This is not the same as being a gossip (that’s not a good leadership quality), but it does mean that he or she is paying attention and interested in what’s going on with others.

Inquisitive

A good leader is not afraid to ask questions, but he/she is not afraid to go looking for answers on his own, either. Too much questioning may indicate self-doubt – your child is always trying to make sure about things – but healthy questions that spring from a true desire to know more about something may be a sign of leadership ability.

You Can Choose to Be Content or Not

IT’S YOUR CHOICE

You can’t control what happens to you—but you can always choose contentment. Here’s how to start today.

Have you ever been in a tough situation and felt really good? If you shared your lousy set of circumstances with others, they might have remarked on what they saw as an inappropriate attitude. Is it really inappropriate, though? Why not choose to be upbeat when times are tough?

Life can be hard. Sometimes your life is going along splendidly, and then you are dealt the worst possible cards out of nowhere. You have to deal with some setbacks or losses. What happened was out of your control. You couldn’t stop it and certainly didn’t see it coming.

What do you do now? How are you going to get past this devastating experience?

You can let that difficulty wreck your emotions. People sometimes have such a hard time overcoming a traumatic event that it cripples them for the rest of their lives. Instead, you can choose that you are going to recover. At first, this may seem impossible. However, when you consciously choose to move past one of life’s great difficulties, that’s the first step to eventual recovery.

Contentment is the same way. It’s all about choice.

You may have a tough set of circumstances. There may not be the possibility of your circumstances changing for a very long time. In this situation, why not choose to be happy and think good thoughts? If you know the details of your situation may not change for the better any time soon, why not choose happiness over sadness?

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Our Busy, Fast-Paced World

The modern world is always begging for more. You can give everything you’ve got, and it will expect you to produce more effort. It constantly tells you that you’re not good enough and you must consistently strive to be better than you currently are.

The distractions you get daily simply moving through your daily routine are constant. So many things going on around you are out of your control. This leads to experiences you didn’t ask for.

When these negative situations enter your life, you must deal with them. Ignoring them might make them worse, and ignorance never solves any problem. While you can’t control much of what happens to you, there is one thing you can control.

Think about your daily life. What are the top three external pressures or distractions that affect your sense of peace?

         

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You Always Have a Choice

Happiness is short-term. You smile or laugh at something, and then just as quickly as it appears that short-term dose of joy is gone. Contentment lasts long-term. It’s about accepting who you are, all you have right now, and your place in the world. You are enough right now. Don’t believe the constant barrage of messages saying you need to buy more, be more, and experience more.

Happiness is great. You should have a lot of happy moments in your life. Contentment is what you should strive for because it’s long-lasting. Accept yourself for who you are, giving you a better appreciation of yourself and the world. You choose positive feelings and emotions rather than despair and stress when things don’t go your way.

Life is going to catch you off-guard. That’s a truth you need to wrap your mind around. When it does, choose hope and happiness, and contentment. You can’t always control what happens to you, but you can always control how you decide to feel about it.

Reflection Exercises

Understanding Happiness vs. Contentment

What is the difference between happiness and contentment in your own words?

       

Think of a recent moment when you felt happy. How long did that feeling last?

       

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Choosing Your Response

Describe a challenging situation you’re currently facing or have faced recently.

               

How did you initially react to this situation?

                 

Looking back, how could you choose to respond differently to create more contentment?

                         

Your Contentment Action Plan

Recognizing What You Can’t Control

List three things in your life that are currently outside your control:

☐  ____________________________________________________________________________

☐  ____________________________________________________________________________

☐  ____________________________________________________________________________

Choosing Your Response

For each item above, write how you can choose to respond with contentment instead of stress:

                                     

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Affirming Your Enough-ness

The modern world constantly tells you that you’re not enough. But the truth is different. Complete this affirmation by filling in what makes you enough right now:

I am enough because:

           

Daily Contentment Practice

Remember: You can’t always control what happens to you, but you can always control how you decide to feel about it.

Use this tracker to practice choosing contentment each day for the next week. When something challenging happens, pause and consciously choose your response.

DayWhat challenged me & how I chose to respond
Day 1 
Day 2 
Day 3 
Day 4 
Day 5 
Day 6 
Day 7 

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Weekly Reflection

After practicing for a week, what have you learned about choosing contentment?

           

What will you continue doing to maintain contentment in your daily life?

           

Life is unpredictable—but your response doesn’t have to be.
This simple contentment guide helps you:

✔ Let go of what you can’t control
✔ Choose peace during tough moments
✔ Build daily habits for lasting calm

Because contentment isn’t luck — it’s a skill you can practice.

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IS YOUR CHILD GIFTED OR TALENTED?

Since it is widely agreed upon in the educational and child development communities that early recognition of the characteristics of a gifted child, is a key factory in successfully developing the child, it is important for the parent to have at least a general understanding of these gifted characteristics.
First of all in order to be classified as a gifted child, the child must have the ability to perform at a level that is significantly beyond other children of like age. O.K. So, for a parent, what might this look like or what should I look for in my child?

Of course, every child is endowed with unique capabilities and has the potential for maximizing these qualities.


The following are some guidelines to help your awareness when it comes to recognizing the characteristics of a gifted child. Keep in mind that there are varying levels of giftedness, as you view the guidelines.

Cognitive Skills (thinking or though processing)


Ability to master new skills with extraordinary speed.
A deeper knowledge than other children the same age.
Extraordinary memory and recall of events, facts, and/or figures.
Advanced creativity and ability to improvise.
Acute alertness to their surroundings.
Advanced or more complex sense of humor.

Learning Patterns


Great and constant curiosity along with high level of motivation to learn.
As a result of the previous, being bored easily if not challenged
Advanced ability to stay focused or lengthy attention span. Even with more difficult topics.
Advance organizational or planning skills.
Advance logic and problem solving skills.

Speech and Language


Well developed word vocabulary and language compared to children of the same age.
Creative uses of words and sentence structure and again, sense of humor.
Ability to adapt their use of the language to a given level to fit the situation.
Ability to understand and carry out complex instructions.
General advanced ability in reading, writing, and working with numbers.

Social


Sensitivity to other s feelings
Use of their advance language skills to resolve conflict or debate.
Organize and direct behavior of other children (may seem bossy to other children).
Many times will feel more at home with older children.
May have high expectations of themselves (and others) that can lead to frustration and even anger.

Other


A generally high aptitude for logical problems, games, puzzles, or any type of problem solving or activity that requires creative thinking and reaction.

Final Note: Although these characteristics of a gifted child may provide you with some initial insight and understanding, it is important to seek a formal assessment of your child in this area if you feel that your child exhibits several of these characteristics.

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WHY IS CRITICAL THINKING NECESSARY?

Teaching critical thinking to children in elementary school is crucial for their overall development and future success. Here are a few reasons why it is important:

  1. Enhanced Problem-Solving Skills: Critical thinking equips children with the ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems creatively. By encouraging them to think critically, we empower them to approach challenges with a logical and analytical mindset. This skill is not only beneficial during their academic years but also helps them navigate real-life situations effectively.
  2. Promotes Independent Thinking: Teaching critical thinking encourages children to question information, sources, and perspectives. They learn to evaluate evidence, form their own opinions, and make informed decisions. This fosters independence of thought, empowering children to rely on their own judgment rather than simply accepting what they are told.
  3. Develops Analytical Abilities: Critical thinking helps children develop strong analytical skills. They learn to break down complex problems into smaller manageable parts, analyze each part individually, and then synthesize the information to form a coherent understanding. This process of analysis develops their ability to assess situations objectively and make logical connections.
  4. Encourages Curiosity and Creativity: When children are taught critical thinking, they naturally become more curious and open-minded. They learn to ask questions, explore various possibilities, and seek a deeper understanding of the world around them. This curiosity fuels their creativity and enables them to think outside the box, fostering innovation and originality.
  5. Prepares for the Future: In today’s rapidly evolving world, critical thinking skills are more important than ever. As children grow up, they will encounter new challenges, diverse perspectives, and complex issues. By nurturing their critical thinking abilities from an early age, we equip them with the skills necessary to adapt, problem-solve, and thrive in an increasingly complex and dynamic society.

In conclusion, teaching critical thinking to children in elementary school is essential for their intellectual growth and overall development. It empowers them to think independently, make informed decisions, and face challenges with confidence. By fostering critical thinking skills, we prepare them for a future where adaptability, creativity, and analytical abilities are highly valued.

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HOPE FOR MOMS – VIRTUAL BOOK REVIEW TOUR AND GIVEAWAY TOUR

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Hope for Moms: It’s Tough Out There, but So Are You

Written by Anna McArthur

Ages: 18+ | 168 Pages

Publisher: Beaver’s Pond Press (2025) | ISBN: 978-1-64343-560-2

Publisher’s Book Summary: Many of us did everything we could to prepare for becoming moms, but there just wasn’t any way to know what might lie ahead. Most of us have, at one point or another, looked around and wondered if we are alone in our parenting challenges. Hope for Moms offers a heartfelt guide for mothers navigating both the joys and heartbreak of being a mom, sharing Anna McArthur’s personal journey through parenting difficulties such as learning disabilities, LGBTQ+ identities, and adoption. Structured around a triage plan that helped the author prioritize her family’s needs, it includes practical insights, quotes, and reflection questions to support moms in their journey of resilience and soul care. With gentleness and humor, McArthur provides reassurance to mothers, reminding them they have the strength to not only survive motherhood, but thrive.

McArthur provides reassurance to mothers, reminding them they have the strength to not only survive motherhood, but thrive. If you’re a mom who feels overwhelmed by the curveballs life has thrown your way, you aren’t alone—yes, it’s tough out there, but so are you!

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Anna McArthur is a mom to four kids, including two recent college graduates and twin girls who are high schoolers. She is a blogger, newspaper guest columnist, and contributor to parenting magazines and websites, including Her View from Home and the Motherly Collective. Anna’s essays have recently been published by Grown and Flown and Business Insider.

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TURNING LIFE’S CURVEBALLS INTO HOME RUNS


Hope for Moms: It’s Tough Out There, but So Are You
Written by: Anna McArthur

A book written from the heart by a mom who has faced social-emotional challenges, physical disabilities, and financial distress while raising her family. Any parent will attest to the fact that parenting is one job that comes without a playbook or set of rules. McArthur shares her difficult journey in the hope that her experiences and difficult lessons will benefit other families.

She reminds moms that it is okay to accept help from others, to stop expecting perfect kids, and to be realistic in your hopes and dreams. Instead, understand that moms cannot protect themselves or their children from heartaches or disappointments. The author reminds the reader that raising a family is hard for all of us.


All parents make mistakes; it is more important to keep trying. Stop comparing your parenting style to others. Find the things that make your family unique. Do not compare your family to others. As children grow older and become more independent, moms must learn to listen more than talk. The best solution is to keep an open mind and keep learning.

I highly recommend this book for new parents as well as those facing challenges.

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