What do I do if my child is failing in school?
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Updated: Nov 3, 2020
mad22
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May 23, 2015
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First of all his not fail his got one more chance to make it concrete like power full. In sports the failure is taken as practice. Appreciate him for another try. Failure is not an end its point which says try it different way.
Anonymous
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Jun 6, 2015
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Find out why your child is failing. Are there problems at home? Is he getting bullied? Does he have a learning disability? Until you find the root of the problem, you cannot solve it. But, once you do, you can begin working towards success.
museofdreams
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Dec 13, 2016
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Talk to them calmly. Getting upset, raised tone, or panicking won't help either of you.
It can be hard to keep calm and approach them, but nicely walking up and talking about their day, asking what's going on, and looking into their grades can work. Kids can be very difficult creatures (yeah... I admit to being that) but we usually just want respect and to feel like we're treated equal to you guys as -Human Beings-.
Fraz
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Jan 16, 2017
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Let him/her know that it's alright to fail but important to learn from the failure. Failures are an important lesson as to what did not work in one's favor. Take the case of Albert Einstein. He failed multiple times in school only to be known as a Genius later on. Why? Because he didn't give up on his thirst for learning. Induce a similar craving for knowledge in your child and you're golden as a parent!
Anonymous
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Jan 7, 2019
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Well, when your child is failing in school and your child is doing there best, you have to continue to try to encourage your child to keep trying to do their best and don't give in to quitting. You might have to try to help get your child a tutor to try to help break things down a little better so that your child can began to understand. I do not know if you believe in God but I had to tell my daughter that we were doing all we can do and she had to put faith in God and ask God to help her. She did this and now she is a Honor Roll student that actually finished High School almost with honors and did finish college with honors. I know what you are going through because we experience this with our daughter the first three years of school. So hang in there my friend and I wish nothing but the best for you and your child.
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