M. Ed. / The learning disabled pupil often finds himself a stranger in the world of learning, in view of his backlog and difficulties in educational experiences. Research shows that these children already experience failure at the onset of schooling and are hardly ever Existing parent guidance and stress control programmes were investigated in detail. A survey indicated that there were certain guidelines and measures which could serve to design an appropriate parent guidance programme relating to stress control of learning disabled pupils. It could be concluded that the survey of literature constituting this study indicates beyond all doubt that a parent guidance programme relating to the stress control of learning disabled pupils could prove invaluable in the learning experiences and behaviour changes of these children. able to revert this failure orientation to success. Repetitive failure and persistent learning difficulties contribute to a poor self-esteem, poor achievement motivation and eventually chronic negative stress. In reviewing the literature the role of parents con= cerning their learning disabled child's experiences came to light. Parents of these children often find themselves at loggerheads with each other, their child, teachers and education systems. In braving the effort to learn, the learning disabled child needs the close understanding support of his parents. Literature indicates further that parents are viewed as the most important and accessible agents of change in a child's life.