Thank you all for your thoughtful contributions. I really appreciate your input into this prickly issue; it's been most thought provoking. The most useful issue raised by Josh and Grinity is acquiring learning skills/behaviours. My focus now is to develop strategies to teach both my girls how to learn, how to engage, how to complete tasks, etc. Earlier in the week, I started looking externally for help - but as my thinking has developed, I've realised that I cannot outsource this learning. I need to upskill myself so that I can practice and reinforce and model positive learning skills everyday.
Thank you for your thoughtful advice. It's been a good learning week for me and I'm feeling empowered rather than victimised. Woo hoo!!!
joojo
