The desire to sing is really quite natural and it happens to everybody at various times. How many times have you been driving along when a favourite song comes onto radio and, before you know it, you are tapping steering wheel in time with beat and singing along almost oblivious to world around you? Why is it that so many people who sing boisterously in shower cannot be convinced to do same thing in front of an audience? In western societies we tend to think of singing as something that only professionals do. Somehow, if you are not a pop star or at least in a band then you can’t possibly be any good at it. You would simply embarrass yourself if you were to sing out loud in a public place!

Well-meaning relatives and pediatricians sometimes offer assurances that an infant or toddler or pre-schooler with a delay is a “late-bloomer” that will catch up and advise parents to “just wait.” Yes, all children develop at varying rates, but a parent often knows when their child is truly not developing in a typical way. Trust your instincts as a parent: Waiting is not a good idea! Most children struggle during some part of their school years. This is common and some help over hard spots will remedy this problem. But if you detect your child has continues problems with reading, writing and math, he or she may have a learning disability. Often children with learning disabilities have symptoms. These symptoms do not disappear, as child grows older. Detecting them is key to a successful approach to helping your child.