ADDitude Asked: What would you like your child to learn in the new school year?
Mastering social skills, self-esteem, following directions – parents shared their high hopes for their kids in the coming school year.
ADDitude asked: “What would you like your child to learn in the new school year?”
Cursive, so his thoughts can get from mind to page quicker. – Robert, Georgia
How to interact with his teachers and peers. My son will turn 13 soon, and because of his normal teenage awkwardness, he needs to fine-tune his social skills. I watch him, and he reminds me of myself at his age. I want to use all of the lessons I learned to help him be less shy and adjust to being a teenager. – Allyson, Pennsylvania
I would like my child to discover what he is interested in and use his interests to help him do well in his coursework. – Sara, Washington
I would love for him to learn to not read comic books when he is in math class. – An ADDitude Reader
That there are plenty of kids and adults with ADHD. He is not alone. – Cindy, Georgia
How to put others first and to share. – An ADDitude Reader
How to hold on to his self-esteem. – An ADDitude Reader
I would love for my son to learn to follow directions and to listen. – Danielle, Maryland
That he is OK, even if things don’t come as easily to him as to others. – An ADDitude Reader
How to focus without using medication. I want him to learn to use physical activity – a new sport or exercise – to build confidence and boost serotonin. – Jennifer, Arizona
That, although she has had challenges in the past, the future is hers for the taking. – An ADDitude Reader
To be a learner, somebody interested in learning, and not a student, somebody interested in performing just for a grade. – Edward, Colorado
