When our children are learning something new, challenges are present.

Wanted or not, learning and challenge go hand in hand. We can’t have one without the other. A challenge is not a bad thing. Taking on challenges is how we grow.

When our kids have the confidence, tools, and the skills they need to co-exist with a challenge, they learn something new.

When they don’t, a challenge can become a struggle.

Struggles arrive for all sorts of reasons. Maybe the child has a learning difference, lacks confidence, their emotional or physical needs need attention. Maybe it’s all of these things or something entirely different.

Doctors, therapists, and teachers are important resources. If your child’s struggles are common, I encourage you to reach out and find a professional to help.

Along with any outside help a child may need, there are ways WE can help our children when they are challenged and when their challenges turn into a struggle.

Below are some of the ways I’ve found help kids when learning is hard.

Looking for tutoring or group classes? You can also find me on Outschool where I teach classes to help older kids learn and love to read and write.

Resources for When Our Kids are Challenged or Struggling

Reading

• Reading Strategies- Helping Kids Understand What They’re Reading

• Give Kids the Tools They Need To Understand What They Read

• Help Kids Find a Just Right Book

• When We Let Our Children Read, We Grow Readers 

• 7 Strategies for Teaching Your Reluctant Reader to Love Reading

• Reading Goals | Make Reading a Priority

• 100 Ways To Help Kids Love to Read

Books to Help Struggling Readers~

Math

• How to Help Your Children Love Math When You Don’t

• Help Middle Schooler Learn and Enjoy Algebra 

• A Math Handbook | A Student Created Resource to Guide Their Learning

• Multiplication & Division | Help Kids Learn & Understand the Facts

Math Resources-

Khan Academy, Beast Academy, Life of Fred, Mr. D Online Math Classes

Creating Routines & Rhythms

• Create a Family Rhythm

• Create Routines to Begin and End- Transitions that Calm and Help Children Learn

• Tending the Life We Have- Fill Your Family Buckets

• Back to School Activities- Help Students Connect and Create Community

• Simplify Your Homeschool Day | Focus on Your Top Three

• Creating Space For Play | Help Kids Embrace & Love Free Time

Writing

• Help Kids Spell the Words They Commonly Misspell

• Writing Territories List

• Encouraging Our Children to Write

• Create a Writing Basket

• An Editing Tool Every Writer Needs

Authors on Teaching Writing ~

There are many ways we can help our kids when learning is hard. The most important way is to be a support.  No one enjoys struggling. Shut down is a natural defense. Figuring out how to get kids back on track can take time. Connection, trust, and a safe place to struggle matter. Being an advocate for your child is the first and most important step.

If you’re looking for extra support, I offer support to parents and teachers. I also teach classes reading comprehension classes and workshop classes on Outschool.