Should I call her teachers?

It sounds like she's pulling every trick in the book to get out of her tutoring. Personally I'd call the tutor and ask about what's been going on lately.. but not in the way of "What did you say to my kid??" I'd go more the route of "She's acting up even more lately, I'm wondering if she's told you something that pertains to her behavior?". I highly doubt the teacher has said or done anything offensive, it's probably just your daughter not wanting to go to tutoring anymore.. but it's always a good idea to be on the same page as the teachers.

My 14 year old daughter struggles with reading too and I worry about her so much. It sounds as though your daughter is having problems at school and I think it would be best to go to the school and speak to them about it. I would tell her that you feel that someone is bothering her and tell her that it is okay to talk to you about it.

I don't think peavey is the odd man out. My first thought was to talk to your daughter. Wait until a time when she is calm, maybe when she is getting ready for bet. Cuddle with her, ask her how her day was. Start off light-hearted and fun and ease your way into the important questions. I did this with my daughter several years ago. She had some real behaviour problems when she was 11 years old. We even had her on medication. When she didn't want to answer questions I guided her. "Are you upset with me?" "Is it Dad" "Is it something Dad did?", etc. Turns out she was upset that she was still sucking her thumb and going to sleepovers people would think of her as a baby. My daughter is 18 now so I don't remember whether she actually told me that at the time, but when I noticed she stopped sucking her thumb she told me. She just took it upon herself to stop because she was feeling like a baby. This is just an example in my situation. But I think you need to talk to your daughter first. She needs to know she can come to you about anything, that you are open to hearing her problems. If you don't start now it will only get harder when she gets older.

Seems to me it's time for the adults to have a conversation. Listen closely to all that is said and read the body language. Anytime a child starts to act in an unusual manner it's should be a red flag for parents. If any of the adults you speak to seem to be defensive look deeper. You may be right on the money for bullying or it may be something else. Good Luck

I think that if you have any doubts about your child at all then you should talk to her tutor because it's important that the two of you work together in order to solve any problems that your child might have. It is normal, as a parent, to be worrying about your child for a lot of the time, and you will find that often you're worrying about things that you don't really need to. However other times there will be something that needs to be worried about, so it's always better to be safe than sorry with regards to the health and happiness of your own children.

I think you should call and set up a one on one meeting with her tutor to clarify any misunderstandings. Better safe than sorry. Also, I have an 8 year old daughter who is dyslexic. She is brilliant and retains spoken information like there is no tomorrow. Her attention span, however, is short. Up until last year she hated school and didn't even want to try to read and she is amazing at making up these elaborate stories. So I had to use her strengths to help her understand why learning to read and working with her obstacle of dyslexia is so important. We made it fun. It was difficult for me because A LOT of patience was required. I explained to her how she could go anywhere she desired in a book. That once she truly got it she could use her wonderful imagination to create a story she reads in her head. We started with her telling me stories and me printing them out for her and she drew pictures to go with them. BAM! She wrote her own book. Once we had done that several times and she was way into it, I had her tell me a cut-up story. One sentence a day. I wrote it out for her and cut the words out and mixed them up. Her task was to dump the cut up words out and glue them in order in a little book I made for her. It was funny because every week or so, we would read her story and although it made little to no sense, she enjoyed it and we would talk about each page. We did this every day last year and each time she read, she got better and better. And when she reversed her words, sounds or letters, she began to be able to hear herself and go through words that sound similar to the jumbled one she was trying to read. I always had her read out loud and always had to tell her to slow down. Just as with anything, this takes practice and patience. Your child needs more than just school, but a supportive parent who works with her at home, which I'm sure you are and you do, is necessary. Making her feel as though this is normal and okay and constantly reassuring her that there is nothing wrong with her is important. Find your daughters' strength and work with it. My daughter had to repeat the first grade. And this year is FINALLY in second. We are moving on to her writing now. My youngest daughter writes better and my 8 year old has the handwriting of a 4 or 5 year old with jumbled letters. One step at a time and much love and luck to you and your daughter throughout your interesting journey of dyslexia. The world is mixed up and jumbled, your daughter has the blessing of seeing it as it is. Getting through this will only make her stronger and work harder throughout her life.

I don't see why not, give the teachers a call but tell them to keep it on the downlow. Just tell them your daughter has been acting weird and you are worried about her being teased. Ask the teachers to keep an eye out and let you know if they notice anything. It couldn't hurt! You probably want to make sure the teacher knows now to make a big deal about it though, because if there is something going on it will just be made worse if the teacher brings it up. It's probably better to just ask the teacher to report back to you if they see anything weird. Good luck! There may be nothing going on at all. Perhaps your daughter just feels different or knows she is different because she can't read as well as the others. She senses it and maybe just wants to be like everyone else.

I think I would call the teacher and ask if anything was going on. You might just tell them that you were wondering if there were any problems that you should know about because of what you were observing. I wouldn't get confrontational or accusative about it, just mention how she has been acting and see if they know of some reason for it. I'm sure that things can get better as long as it doesn't build up too long. Hopefully by now the situation has resolved. Have a great weekend!!!

With your daughter being the age that she is (and my daughter is about the same age) I think that it is important for us as parents to be advocates for our children. That said, I think that you should tell the teacher about what you suspect is going on so that she will keep her eyes open for signs of this happening in the classroom. Yes, there are zero tolerance policies about bullying in schools, but teachers aren't always able to see everything that is going on in the classroom unless they have some sort of a heads-up.

To give you peace of mind, you better call the tutor and talk about the issue. Your daughter could be lying and to settle for this, a cll or a talk with the tutor will clear things out. Sometimes kids lie to go about their way. It is our role as parents to seek the truth but in silence in order not to offend our kids. Better talk with the authority and ask for advise on what to do.