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School Problems:
“My son is a gifted student who is failing.”

School Problems:
“My 10 year old cannot seem to focus.”

Dear Annie,

My son is only 11 and in the 6th grade. He went to a small private school until we moved a few months ago and we enrolled him in the local middle school. I thought my son might find the slower pace of the new school a little easier since he was starting to have trouble juggling all his class...

Hey Terra,

My 10 year old son gets distracted very easily and forgets what he supposed to do.

After he comes back from school we ask him to change and come downstairs, and he forgets why he went upstairs.
In school his teacher said he is very distracted and does not sit still. He walks from his desk for no...

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Letters from Parents & Teens

School Problems:
“My son is a gifted student who is failing.”

School Problems:
“My 10 year old cannot seem to focus.”

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Parent Forum

Letters from Parents & Teens

School Problems: “My son is a gifted student who is failing.”

School Problems: “My 10 year old cannot seem to focus.”

Blog Entry Goes Here

School Problems:
“My son is a gifted student who is failing.”

School Problems:
“My 10 year old cannot seem to focus.”