DS was visibly relieved that the reason he was having a hard time writing wasn't because he was "stupid" which was the conclusion he had come to as a 6 year old when the kids at school were easily writing and he wasn't. He actually tried more after we talked about it and about how it was going to be a more of a challenge for him than it was for many kids. I think it was freeing for it to become something that he could work on and that if he wasn't acing immediately it didn't take away from his self image as a smart kid.
