As a parent, you know that nothing is more frustrating than not knowing what to do. It's possible that your child may need additional help that we as parents are not able to provide. A professional tutor may be the answer you have been looking for. Here are some signs that your child may need tutoring.

10 Signs Your Child Needs Help

1. Your child's teacher or school counselor recommends it. This may happen at a parent-teacher conference. It may also occur when progress reports are issued, or at report card time.

2. Your child's grades start to fall independent of how hard he or she seems to be working, where before they were improving or holding steady.

3. No matter how long your child spends on homework, it's neither complete nor accurate. This may indicate a lack of basic skills or a weakness in a specific academic area.

4. Caught in a cycle of frustration and failure, your child shows an increasing lack of confidence and motivation.

5. Your child has lost interest in learning.

6. Your child experiences extreme anxiety before tests and exams.

7. Your child is reluctant to go to school, fearing failure and criticism from others.

8. Your child's teacher reports that he or she is acting out, becoming a behavior problem in class.

9. Your child says, "I'm too stupid. I'll never understand this stuff."

10. Your child says, "I give up." Or, worse, you hear yourself saying it.

About the Author
Raymond and Eileen Huntington are the founders of Huntington Learning Center, the oldest supplemental education provider nationwide. They opened their first Huntington Learning Center in Oradell, NJ in 1977. Since then, Huntington Learning Centers have grown to over 200 company-owned and franchised facilities nationwide. In their 25th year of business, the Huntington’s have seen thousands of student success stories. Ray and Eileen measure that success not only by improved school performance but by also increased confidence, attention, motivation and better relationships with parents and teachers.