Lots of kids with Learning Disorders, ADHD and other Sensory Processing problems, struggle to succeed - and often fail. While it breaks a parents heart to see a child fail, failing is an important part of learning. What a parent can do when a child fails is provide support and encouragement to keep trying. Help the child frame the failure in terms of a way to learn and grow.

(After 5 years in KL, I've finally figured out how to get to Central Market, Mid Valley and the KLCC. Trust me, I failed many times and spent many hours in the car, but I got it and the success of that felt great! Same holds true for our kids.)

Check the link below for inspiration from famous "failures."

 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=962298657132921&substory_index=0&id=205344452828349

Lots of kids with Learning issues have difficulty with gluten. If you are trying to go gluten free,  check out this FB link for a gluten free recipe for banana muffins - courtesy of Martha Stewart.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152508599306289&substory_index=0&id=32864016288

Interesting article here from the New York Times that discusses alternatives to using medications for treating ADHD and other attention problems. These alternatives, such as meditation, involve mental exercises to manage distracting thoughts:


"Research suggests meditation and mental exercises may be better than drugs at helping people cope with attention problems."

http://nyti.ms/1gwioGQ