Getting an online tutor for your child is a great way to increase confidence, improve grades and hone learning skills. However, did you realize that there were several additional benefits of online tutoring that your child might experience — and some of them are unexpected? Read on to find out surprising ways that your child will benefit from learning from an online tutor.

Better Technology Skills

An online tutor requires children to communicate with their tutor over the Internet, via video and audio chat. Spending time communicating via the computer can help improve your child’s technical skills and understanding. This can ultimately help him or her with developing job skills in the long run.

Improve Behavior Skills

Often, children who misbehave at school or in class do so not because of any behavioral disorder or issue but because they lack confidence in a subject and get distracted or act out. Online tutoring can instill better academic skills or understanding in children, and this can increase their confidence in the classroom — decreasing the chances that they have outbursts in class.

Better Communication Skills

When a child sits down to talk with their online tutor about what they are struggling with, they will have to learn how to put their challenges and emotions into words. Developing a rapport with an online tutor that they see regularly will help them learn how to communicate with adults, convey their feelings using words and better describe the struggles they are having.

More Confidence Seeking Help

Children who struggle with learning often have a hard time asking for help. If you get your child an online tutor, he may grow to trust the tutor and appreciate the ways that he is being helped. In turn, this may show him that it’s okay to ask an adult for help with something he is struggling with and that there are ways to address problems they are having.

At Growing Stars, we have a roster of tutors who are experts at helping children grow and improve. Get in touch with us to learn how your child can sign up for additional academic support.