Many students face learning challenges that leave families feeling frustrated. According to Damon Korb, M.D., school-related, parent-child conflicts can be curtailed with the help of a qualified tutor.

Director of The Center for Developing Minds, and a board certified behavioral and developmental pediatrician, Korb tells parents that “One-on-one tutoring can help students with many types of learning challenges.” He also cautions that the tutor must be, “highly qualified to teach the material, listen carefully to your needs, provide you with a goal-driven plan, and establish a positive learning environment with your child.”

In the article How to Find the Perfect Tutor, Dr. Korb gives specific examples of how tutors can assist children who are disorganized, inattentive, under-confident, and oppositional. He also highlights bright kids who never needed to build study skills and are suddenly out of their depth when academic demands increase.