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Reading List for parents of problem readers

These books can offer some help. Read More

When your child can’t read

A psychologist explores the link between reading problems and learning disabilities like ADHD. Read More

My daughter started school too young

Starting school a year early was not the right choice for my highly intelligent child, says this mom. Read More

‘I grew up with abuse’

'The violence in my childhood has left lasting effects,' says this mom of three. Read More

Would your kid peel a potato?

It’s amazing when kids surprise you by doing something useful, says Karin Schimke. Read More

I really hated school

There are people who float through school and love it. Then there are those who hate it. Like me. Read More

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Q&A With Our Experts

Greg Crighton,

Q My son, 8, has ADHD. Lots of therapy and medication trials later... he has a very active imagination and when I read to him he loves it! BUT he battles to read. Doing a reading program with Tina Cowley - not going to well, he fights when he has to go. And also he really struggles with his spelling, I don't think its dyslexia. He's vocabulary is at age 10. What else can I try! He's just not interested! He really is above average intelligence, but this is a big problem.
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