{"id":121,"date":"2026-01-15T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/?p=121"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:42:47","slug":"she-he-is-still-small-will-learn-when-she-grows-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/2026\/01\/15\/she-he-is-still-small-will-learn-when-she-grows-up\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShe\/He is still small\u2026\u00a0 will learn when she grows up\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of the most common\u2014and well-intentioned\u2014things parents and educators say when they witness some minor learning gap.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This belief comes from <strong>HOPE, not neglect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Yes, children do grow at different speeds but Learning Gaps do not always DISAPPEAR with time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very often, before we even realize it, <strong>time has passed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minor learning gap has widened\u2026the child has begun to struggle.<br>And hope slowly turns into <strong>worry\u2026 and slowly into DESPERATION<\/strong><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the time PARENTS and EDUCATORS feel the urgency, the child may already be facing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Frustration and self-doubt<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoidance of learning tasks<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emotional distress<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loss of confidence in school<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78555081365493;width:289px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student2.jpg 666w, https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt that point, the question is no longer <em>\u201c<strong>Will they learn<\/strong>?\u201d <\/em>It becomes <em>\u201c<strong>Why didn\u2019t we act earlier?\u201d<\/strong><\/em><br><strong>Early Help Is Not Pressure. It is Prevention and Protection<\/strong><br><br>It means understanding, guidance, and TIMELY help\u2014when IT IS NEEDED THE MOST.<br>So don\u2019t wait for the gap to grow.<br>Don\u2019t wait for failure to speak louder.<br><strong>Act now\u2014while support is simple, gentle and effective.<\/strong><br><br>\n\n\n\nBecause the right time to help a child is <strong>always NOW!<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the most common\u2014and well-intentioned\u2014things parents and educators say when they witness some minor learning gap.\u00a0 This belief comes from HOPE, not neglect. &nbsp;Yes, children do grow at different speeds but Learning Gaps do not always DISAPPEAR with time. Very often, before we even realize it, time has passed. The minor learning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,7],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids-learning","tag-individualized-learning-plan","tag-kids"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student1a.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125,"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions\/125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bblhive.com\/Knowledge-Centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}