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my son is 5 and half years old. we live in a huge joint family and he goes to the best school in town (im from delhi, india) my son has always beenintelligent ad learns everything quickly.and is cheerful and happy bu nature. but suddenly in the last 2 minths i have noticed a sudden change in him. he waants to see only tv all day. avoids going out with us, runs from studies and is having big trouble in learning new concepts done in school. and even forhgets the topics already known . he likes going to school but is not studying well . when i teach him i see that his concepts r nor clear. i help him but its as if all is flying over his head. im worrid. its like a block in learning. and all this has happened in last 2 months. there have been no changes whatso ever in these 2 months. i have talked to him about any kind of problems he is facimg but he says alls fine. he says that i just dont get it. IM REALLY WORRID. PLEASE HELP

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Sep 1, 2011

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What the Expert Says:

Hello and thank you for writing to JustAsk.

Whenever a parent has serious concerns about a child's learning and behavior there are two things I tend to recommend to be completed as soon as possible.

1- Consider consulting with the child's physician to be sure there are no medical concerns. It would be helpful if you could write a list of all your concerns to share during an appointment and give a copy to the doctor to keep.

If you feel that your son's health or well being is at risk- please do not postpone calling for immediate help.

2- Ask for a meeting of teachers and professionals at your child's school district to help determine if there are significant issues that explain the "block" with his learning and sudden onset of behavioral changes. You can simply write a letter, such as you submitted here. Deliver or send to the school principal / guidance counselor/ psychologist on staff. By law, if your child is in public school they need to respond to you within 30 days of receipt and convene a meeting.

In addition, I have added a resource for you below.

I wish you much luck and hope that all is better for your family soon.

Louise Sattler
School Psychologist

Resources:

http://www.kidlutions.com

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