What will your teen do in the future if they have a learning disability?

Will they be able to work at some type of professional level job?

Will they be able to succeed in their profession?

The answer to all of these questions is the same, YES! Success in anything starts in your mind. Just because your child has a learning disability does not mean they will be any less successful in the working world. They may be more successful! By the time they are in the work force they will know what their specific strengths and weakness are.

Here is the definition for Potential- adj. possible, as opposed to actual. Everyone has potential. The core issue is whether or not you teach your child how to tap into their inner potential. Most people are average at most tasks, yet excel greatly at a few.

The first step in expanding on your child's potential is to figure out what they are great at! At the same time, you need to find if they also enjoy doing this. Discovering about yourself and your family makes life worth living. Build a bridge between yourself and your child with developing a strong relationship. Then discuss what they like doing that they have a talent for.

Now, if it is sports, I suggest making a contingency plan.

I learned this lesson from an older gentleman. He is 72 years old. He runs the forth largest casket company in America! One of the first lessons he taught me about being successful is taking a realistic inventory about what your strengths are. Forget about your weakness. Keep focusing on your strengths. He told me up front that his ability to write is very low; his ability to market is poor, while his ability to manufacture is first class.

If you can become the figure what you are exceptional at or what you can become exceptional at, focus your efforts on that.

Just because you child does not earn the highest test grades, or is rank at the top of their class, does not mean they can not be a HUGE success in the real world. I consider school practice. It is when someone is on their own striving to make their way in the world is the true test if they are successful or a failure.