We have struggled with DD, 10, since 1st grade...

She picks up everything really really slowly, poor bugger, and she tries so hard, she just cant do it.

She has had in-school tutoring since 1st grade, twice a week, and all last year an hour a week outside of school too. And it doesn't help much.

Her reading and maths are SO below average.... and we have tried to show her all different ways, hoping to find the way that works for her, but no luck. She is so happy and sociable, they all love her to death. She is miss popular, so at least she hasn't been picked on "for being stupid", thank god.

But she has just this year and next, and she's off to high school.... and I'm scared for her.

Her teacher had me sign some papers to have her asessed at school for "a problem", and of course I did...just waiting....(eyesight and hearing are fine)

I sat with her last night for ages, and we only got through half of her work, and to do it all of it should really have been 15 min... she just doesn't "get it", at all..... I praised her hard for what she got right, and she went to bed sooo happy, but in reality, she did a bad job of it..... and my heart is breaking.....


Do we get more tutoring, and push harder, or accept she's just not bright accademically, and help her through till she finds something she likes??? She has often said she'd love to be a vet, and we know the chance are extrememly thin...so I told her about vet nursing at Tafe, and she thought that was good too...little darlin....


She is pretty clueless too... she knows she's a little behind, and needs some help, but has no idea she is failing so bad, she doesn't get it.


What do I do??? I am so scared for her future at high school... and I'm so so sad I cant seem to help her any more than we have. There is no magical cure so far.

I feel so stressed, and helpless for her, my heart is physically aching....