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Preconceptions of how to support a child

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July 08, 2026•1 min read

I think we sometimes come to a lesson with preconceived ideas.

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There is also the danger that we have preconceived ideas about the child that we are working with: a dyslexic child will struggle to spell. A child on the spectrum will want to follow the same routine every time. A child with ADHD will struggle to concentrate.

But I think for everyone, we have good days and bad days. Days where we feel like we have the world on our shoulders and days when we feel like we could move mountains. If that is the case for the child you are working with, embrace that. Finish 5-minutes earlier and end on a high. Add 5-minutes so that you don’t crush the momentum that you have been building.

Work with that child you see before you, not the preconceived idea of who you think it should be.

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