Parents plead, yell, even threaten, but things don't seem to get better. Of course, what we often don't consider is that things aren't getting better for our child either. Being the one with the learning disability, the child is the one experiencing the greatest difficulties - a point sometimes difficult for the parent to remember. Everybody is hurting. Parents' egos are at stake, as well.
Most parents are anxious for their children to be successful.
Many want to brag about their honor roll student, their football hero. For those with children who have trouble being successful at school, who are rebelling against parental efforts, who may be using drugs or running away, these expressions of pride are often replaced with worry, fear, frustration or even anger. One of the things each of us gets to do is to make our own mistakes. My daughter, Tara, and I both admit to making our share of mistakes. I was not as sensitive or wise as I wanted to be.