As a parent how can you tell if a school "fits" well with your child? Before we can go any further we need to address a critical topic "learning style." Each of us has a learning style, a certain way in which we learn best. Do you know your child's learning style? Do you know how your child interacts with the world around him? Do you know how he/she absorbs information?

Take a trip to a nearby park and you'll see how different each child is. Like a snowflake, no child is alike. If you look over to the sandbox, you'll see creativity at work, as young children pretend to either bake the best sand pies with charm and finesse while some of them bulldoze a pile of sand in the midst of it all, digging and hauling sand all around. Take a look at the jungle gym or the monkey bars. You'll see daredevils spinning, climbing and twirling around, children that are full of energy and full of life. Look over to the swings and you'll see a child swinging gracefully, gliding smoothly in the air while the other child swings up high with rough and forceful motions.

I'm sure by now, you have realized the point I'm trying to come across, that each child is different. Each child has his own style of playing, relaxing, socializing and each child has his own style of learning. Understanding your child's learning style can help you find ways to not only nurture her but to help you support your child to succeed in life. As you find your child's strengths, you will also find ways to tackle and overcome her weaknesses, helping her excel in areas where she would normally struggle. Knowing your child's learning styles can be effective in working with her teacher as a team.

Child psychologists can tell you that there are varieties of learning styles out there, categorized in multitudes of ways. But to simplify the concepts, many educators and psychologists have drawn out seven different learning styles. Your child may have one or two or even more of these learning styles and they can help you determine what subjects work well with what type of learning styles she possesses and what subjects in school might eventually create red-flag alerts if your child's learning style is never determined, leaving you, the teacher and your child frustrated—making it even harder down the road to maximize her potential.

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