For months, my son had been struggling in school, and it tore me apart as a mother. Living in Machakos, I watched him slump over his books, staring blankly at the pages, unable to focus.
Every parent-teacher meeting became a source of anxiety teachers would gently inform me that he wasn’t performing to his potential. My heart sank each time, and I tried everything I could think of: extra tuition, encouragement, quiet study corners at home, even counseling, but nothing seemed to work.…CONTINUE READING
