When Emily Moorhead’s son Aiden was struggling with basic reading in Grade 1 several years ago, the two of them worked out a deal. Every time he got so frustrated that he wanted to scream, he could go outside, run around the house, come back in and try again.
“It gave him a little break and a little time, but he was running way more than he was reading,” she said. “A lot more.”
Those were tough days for Moorhead and her child. During homework sessions, she said the two of them would often be crying — filled with feelings of anger