To deal with weaker areas effectively, a leading GT expert recommended that our family a) make sure DS7 does something that he LOVES every day, and b) spend 3x more time on his strengths than we spend on the weaker areas.

Both these approaches help keep the focus on loving learning without neglecting the weakness(es). Since the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and many of us have our own perfectionism issues to wrestle with ( blush ), I think it becomes easy to look at what they need help with and forget that NO ONE likes to spend a lot of time on stuff they're not good at! wink

Just a thought...

P.S. Glad to hear that things are already improving! Yay! laugh

Kriston