My name is Florence, and I live in Masaka, Uganda. I am a mother of three, and for quite some time, I was deeply concerned about my teenage daughter’s academic performance. She had always been a bright student, but things began to change when she started getting poor examination results and repeatedly failing several subjects.
Initially, I believed she was just experiencing a temporary challenge with her studies. However, the problem persisted for several school terms. Slowly, she lost the motivation to read, spent most of her time on her phone and became uncomfortable whenever school matters were brought up.
At times, she even told me that education was no longer something she cared about.As a concerned mother, I tried different ways to help her improve. I purchased additional reading materials, organised extra lessons and constantly encouraged her to put more effort into her studies.
Despite all these efforts, her academic performance did not improve as much as I had hoped. Every time examination results came out, she felt discouraged, while my worries about her future continued to grow.The most painful part was watching her confidence disappear.
She began measuring herself against classmates who were doing better academically and sometimes avoided conversations about her performance at school. I became afraid that if nothing changed, she might completely lose interest in continuing with her education.One day, a friend introduced me to.To read more, tap herep
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