Kelly Clarkson opened up about the challenges that her and Brandon Blackstock‘s 8-year-old daughter, River, is currently facing at school.“I was driving my daughter to school yesterday, and she’s dyslexic,” Clarkson, 40, told guest Henry Winkler on the Tuesday, April 18, date episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “And you have told me that you’re dyslexic as well.
I find that amazing, to tell my daughter that you’ve written, like, 40 books and you’re dyslexic.”The talk show host, who also shares son Remi, 6, with Blackstock, 46, noted that her daughter was “getting bullied” for “not being able to read” at the same speed as her classmates.
In response, Winkler, 77, pointed out that 1 in 5 children have the learning disability.“She’s part of the tribe!” the Barry actor added before sharing a message directly to Clarkson’s daughter. “River!
How you learn has nothing to do with how brilliant you are.”The American Idol alum, for her part, got emotional after admitting she “didn’t know how common” it was for a child to have dyslexia.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesClarkson became a mother two years after she married Blackstock in 2013.
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