Hi C.,
I am a Clinical Social Worker and Certified Psychoanalyst who works with familes. I am most importantly also a mom! Do not worry about your son's attitude about homework. Everyone goes through this at the beginning of first grade and sometimes second grade as well. He is feeling the pressure of responsibility and also feeling scared to fail. It is better to stop badegering him and talk to the teacher about his struggles. Perhaps his teacher can talk to him about what is expected. Sometimes when the struggle is taken away from the parent and the authority of the teacher takes over, kids realize what they have to do. It is not your homework, you have already done your first grade homework, you could tell him. What are the consequences that school will give for not completing homework. If you speak with the teacher, the both of you can come up with a plan. Taking the responsibility away from you and putting it on him may motivate him.
good luck
A. Gold, MSW, LCSWR
Certified Psychoanalyst
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