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[quote=Anonymous]If he's making mistakes or struggling with things that used to be easy for him, I would actually assume the issue is:

- He's tired and needs more sleep. He might be going through a growth spurt. Also when kids go through big cognitive development phases I suspect they often need more sleep for that.

- He is feeling socially or emotionally stressed. Second grade can be a transition year for kids socially as they are not little kids anymore but are really not prepared yet for upper elementary socializing (which is more independent and involves deeper relationships with fewer kids as opposed to everyone just playing with everyone else). Friendships can shift and some kids will develop more mature interests and behaviors (including some negative tween behaviors like relational aggression, sarcasm, or cynicism) while others will still be socializing much as they did in K and 1st -- that conflict can be hard on everyone.

I would not worry about the academics and instead focus on supporting your child's physical and mental health as well as his social development. He's on track academically but he likely needs more help with the other stuff.[/quote]

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