Three common types of learning
My own child introduced me to the three most common types of learning styles. They are visual, auditory and kinesthetic. She was in grade 5 at the time she chose to do her speech on different learning styles. She is also a child who has struggled in school, and is constantly doing her best. Learning disabilities are becoming more common in today's world and there are many labels in which a child may fall under. We are constantly seeing children diagnosed daily with a wide array of labels such as Autism, Adhd, Ocd, Fas and yes, there are many many more. All of these diagnoses range in severity. They are all unique and each has very different types of learning which are uniquely different. They are based on each child's personality, strengths and life settings. Some children are labeled and others fall between the cracks in our school systems. My child and probably yours is one of those children. As a parent I'm not sure what is best, to label our children in the hopes that they receive the help they need or to let them be? My child is labeled and at the same time I see the label being used against her rather that for her. This label is making a big difference for her because she falls between the cracks, and my job as her parent is to help through the fog. My main concern these days is about the child's self esteem and sense of worth. It is about having them see their strengths and making use of their own learning styles. They are all perfect exactly as they are, and they are all unique and essential individuals.
Our jobs as the adults in their lives
is to support the child and help them see their uniqueness and their qualities. This important role includes teachers, school administrators, and yes, first and foremost it includes you, the parents.
Everyone who has an involvement with children plays a very important role in a child's life.
I can not stress this enough at this time. As a parent, we are our child's main advocate in all of this. Our job is to take back our role, and do our best at being our child's best bet. We as parents, are the best people for the job, and we need to remember
we chose this position.
The time has come that we re claim our role as a parent in the eyes of our children.I understand much too well how easy it is to become frustrated and believe that our children need fixing. I understand too well how confusing it can be, and how we can easily blame teachers and systems for not helping or making a difference. I understand how we ourselves may feel incapable of believing we can make a difference. As a parent I have learned to do my best. I am doing my best at always preserving the attachment, and I am spending my time wisely. My main focus is on understanding my own
child's developmental stages, and seeing her as perfect exactly as she is my main responsibility.
This is my job as a parent, and I am learning as much as I possibly can to help my children see themselves as perfect exactly as they are. As I continue to educate myself, I am seeing first hand how we all teach best according to our own types of learning. Most of us can learn using these common styles, and the majority of children are capable of learning using these three common types of learning styles. This unfortunately leaves many children in the dark, believing they are incapable and they are left behind because of our own insecurities and our own lack of knowledge. I would like to see us all become accountable to this, and take responsibility. As parents, and teachers, it is important that we begin with our own children. The ones we have in our care. This is where we create positive changes and this is where
we can all make a difference.
We all benefit from understanding how we all learn differently, and that one is no better than the other. We all benefit from understand the importance of the Development Stages and that this is the key to maturity no matter what the labels are or what the symptoms of a behavior may be. If you are a parent of a child diagnosed with a learning disability get yourself informed and do your own homework. Familiarize yourself with multiple intelligences because this may help you help your child with their self worth and self esteem. Focusing on your child's sense of self is the basis to their development, and to their potentiality. No one is capable of learning in fear. Every single human being needs to feel safe, and more importantly needs to have a safe home base from which to emerge.
Find out the importance of teaching all children according to their own learning styles. This is based on the multiple intelligences, and there are more that three different types of learning styles, which are continuing to change the traditional way of teaching. Be involved in your child's learning, and get to know your child's teacher. Ask questions, and be willing to share information with them because there is so much more to learning and there are many different ways to teach the curriculum covered in our schools today. We are all human, and we can support everyone involved.It is our responsibility as a parent to make sure our children get the support they need to feel safe and nurtured. Learning to love your child unconditionally and accepting them no matter what, allows them to let down their defenses, and as they begin to feel the attachment to you, they take the steps to loving themselves. With this comes an emerging from them and they begin to be willing to have the courage to work through their fears, and as they see their growth, they learn and this continues to motivate them. This is key to their growth. Check out the links below. I will be adding more as I go.
Different types of learning or learning difficulties? Give your Child the Opportunity to Reach Their Potentiality
Developmental Stages and types of learning
EFT Can Help with Learning Difficulties
Meyers Briggs Personality and Different Types of Learning Styles

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