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Parenting Issues

If your child has a learning disability (LD), you know that LD is about more than challenges with schoolwork. It affects your entire family: daily routines, relationships, and even finances. Learning how to work with it will help you to support your family’s well-being.

Coping with Parenting Issues

Frequent meetings help ensure that expectations are clear, roles and responsibilities are being met, and everyone feels empowered.

— from "Coping: Parents of Children
with Learning Disabilities"

Activities for Daily Living

Children with LD grow into adults with LD. While you may be most focused on helping your child to develop academic skills, don't forget to teach them practical "daily living" skills. These skills will give them confidence about their future independent adult life.
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Coping with LD

Being a parent is hard work; raising a child with LD adds other layer of difficulty. Whether you're just learning about your child's LD or you've been managing it for years, don't forget to take care of your own needs — a "balanced" parent benefits the entire family.
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Marriage & Relationships

Sometimes parents aren't in agreement about the best way to support a child with LD. That can be tough — not only on the marriage, but also on your child and the rest of the family. Striving for a team approach will be beneficial for everyone.
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Play, Enrichment, & Holidays

While your child may struggle with academics, you can help him or her to find success and joy through other extracurricular activities. Encourage your child to explore and discover new interests and passions, whether it's for music, sports, animals, or astronomy.
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Siblings

When a child has a learning disability (LD), the non-LD siblings may feel like they don't get the attention they want or need. While your child with LD will need extra support and time with you, you can learn how to balance the different needs of all of your children.
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Financial Matters

Supporting your child with LD will impact your wallet. Your child may need a tutor for extra academic support or a counselor to help build some social skills, or you and your teen may be looking ahead to college. Take heart: resources are available.
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Special Parenting Challenges

If you're a single parent, an adoptive or foster parent, or if you yourself have a learning disability (LD), you may face extra challenges and need extra support for raising your child with LD. Learn how to make the most of available resources.
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