The #1 excuse for not tutoring

‘My child is too young.’

 ‘I don’t want my 2/3/5/7/9 -year-old to be tutored.’

‘My child is only 6, why should she have to be tutored?’

 Why are some of you so against tutoring your child from a young age?

 I’ve been tutoring my son since he was 17 months old. That’s when I started his own personal curriculum plan. We have several students currently working with us who are 17-18 months old.

Tutoring is just another word for teaching. I have taken full responsibility for teaching my son. I tutor him. He has a bespoke, tailored plan for his learning. Just as our own students do.

Why wouldn’t I teach my own son?

 Your child is too young for what?

 Too young to sit with you and do a puzzle?

 Too young to sit with you and work on developing their vocabulary?

 Too young to sing a song?

 Then I hear the #2 excuse for not tutoring.

 ‘I don’t want her to have to do learning at this age!’

 Why not?

 And by the way, your child is learning every second of every day. You don’t like that either?

 So before you start to bad mouth tuition to your friends and family, think again about what your problem even is with tutoring?

 If you still have something bad to say, that’s on you. But perhaps challenge these ideas and ask yourself…

 Is my child really too young? Or are you the one associating learning to something negative? Is it something to do with your own childhood traumas?

Your child is not too young. Your child loves to learn. Your child loves to sit and play with you. Your child loves that you invest your time and energy planning and preparing their resources. Your child loves quality time with you. Your child loves learning.

And if you have some sort of trauma relating to your own learning as a child, please try your best to not project this onto your child.