Parents express anxiety over their child’s learning when it is not exactly where they are told it “should” be.  Panicked parents report, “2nd grade and can’t do subtraction!”  “He’s 8 and struggles to spell two-syllable words!"

 

Some parents have actually quit homeschooling because they could not get past these artificial timetables they’d heard about.

 

When your son’s 25, will it matter that he learned the rules of spelling at age 10?  When your daughter’s 25, will it matter that she learned subtraction at 10?  Does it really matter?

 

Sure, there are developmental disabilities that might warrant attention, but for the otherwise normal  child, a slow area of development does not signal failure.  A delay in a few areas does not signal a permanent inability on your child’s part.  It only means he hasn’t gotten there yet.

 

In most cases, a child who is slow in a few areas is BEST taught at home, rather than in a classroom!  (TIming is NOT everything!)