by Michael Thompson

Most parents worry about their children's success in school. If our children are doing well, we worry that they're not doing well enough, or we stew in the thought that if only they worked a little harder, they could be doing even better. If they have a learning disability, we worry that they're getting the right diagnosis and the right kind of help with it.
But parents' normal concern has recently escalated into chronic anxiety, even panic, as trends in education as the workplace suggest that our schools aren't doing the job and our children aren't getting what they need to make it in the 'real world.'
In THE STRUGGLING CHILD, Michael Thompson helps parents and educators distinguish between needless worry and reasonable concern over a child's education and development. This instructive book gives adults the 'school smarts' to more effectively help children be successful learners in school--and in life.