Home Work
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Homework Struggle
Asked by Y.J. from Las Vegas
on February 26, 2009
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I have just recently started doing after school care for two siblings (4yr & 7yr). The 7yr old is in the second grade and I am having a hell of a time to get her to do...
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- Love and Logic is the key. If you are going to work with kids. Read the book. I just did a 6 week class and my homelife has changed. We are a happy family again. Basic...
- One trick that may help is to have HER teach YOU! This will give her a sense of control and also gauge how much she is comprehending. You can start off by saying "It...
- Hi, I had a slightly similar situation - here it is. My husband and I had custody of his very young son whose mother had run off. She floated in and out of the pic...
Homework Time
Asked by C.L. from Washington DC
on October 6, 2010
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My 5 year old son just started kindergarten this year. His teacher began sending homework home on the 1st day of October. I'm having a difficult time getting my son to...
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- i have a kindergartner as well. and sometime sitting for long periods of time is tough..i mean really they are "only five" BUT one activity that i've used with him is...
- Yes--there IS homework in Kindergarten! My son is in 2nd grade and in K, I tried to make a big deal out of going through his backpack, looking at what he did, and fin...
- He's probably bored with sitting at the table. Get him up and moving. You've had a lot of suggestions that are great. You can also try LeapFrog's Letter Factory. H...
Summer Homework Pack from School ??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on March 7, 2012
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My duaghter is in kindergarden. She brought home a flyer from school for a summer homework pack. It has 9 weeks of lessons and you send the lessons back to be graded....
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- My opinion may not be a popular one, but here goes. I think summer vacation is for VACATION. Sure, we read through the summer, and do "educational" trips to museums,...
- I love the "Bridge to..." books. They are very easy to understand and follow and mix things up. Plus they give you a plan to follow. I also buy books from the books...
- Would I buy it? Nah. I, too, kind of believe in summers "off" for the kids. Reading....for fun? Sure! I know families that do this--and I wonder...what's the ...
Forgets Homework
Asked by L.R. from Chicago
on October 29, 2008
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alright my oldest daughter is in 3rd grade and she is very bright but omg is she an air head!! Help. She is constantly forgetting her homework. I have taken her back ...
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- Hi L.! My son is in fourth grade, and never had this problem until this year! He is in the gifted ed program at school, and quite simply, he thinks homework is benea...
- I haven't read through the other responses, so sorry if this is a repeat, but have you tried making sure her backpack is packed and ready for the next morning each night?
- L., Is this the only thing she forgets? You might want to have her screened for ADD. S.
Homework Dilemas
Asked by D.E. from Los Angeles
on February 27, 2010
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Junior high/6th grade. My son is a good kid, he loves to learn and his test scores are very good. He is not disrespectful to me. But my battle with him is homework. H...
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- We went through much of the same with my oldest step-son in middle school. It even caused him to get kicked out of the honors program. Stick to your guns!!! Find th...
- I see that you have tried many different incentives or punishments and have pretty much talked til your out of breath, but have you ever tried teaching him how to get ...
- Carl Pickhardt, specializes in Only children, Teenagers and children of divorce. http://carlpickhardt.com/parentarticles.html I have heard him speak many times ...
Decided Not to Do Homework
Asked by N.Z. from Chicago
on February 27, 2008
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I have a 12 yr old daughter that just decided to stop doing her math homework last quarter. And as a result when report cards came home she failed math. Never has sh...
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- I have a younger sister (she'll be 16 next month) and she did the SAME thing in 8th grade. All of a sudden she stopped doing homework. My mom has always been rather ...
- I am no expert, and i really don't know what happens in the mind of a twelve year old, but with ours it's been the same thing. I don't think it's a matter of understa...
- Have you tried an incentive, say if you get an A you'll get this much money, B this much money, or if she does good on her report card, like no d's and F's then she ca...
Homework Help
Asked by R.Q. from Green Bay
on November 18, 2009
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My daughter is 8 and in 3rd grade. She's very smart, always does really well on her school work, an amazing artist and singer... But she has some issues. She forgets t...
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- The pants/jeans issue is a Sensory issue--my daughter has mild Sensory Processing Disorder, and the issue of pants/jeans and the feeling of clothes (scratchy, itchy, t...
- As a teacher of students with add/adhd and behavior disorders, I hear this issue soo many times! There are many wonderful suggestions above (I really liked the checki...
- my son's homework issues were related to the recently diagnosed ADD, but we had those very same issues getting the homework home- and then back to school again
Homework for Kindergarteners... Why?
Asked by J.F. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2008
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What has been your experience with this? I have a 4 year old daughter who will be going to kindergarten in 2009. (edited for the moms who thought she was going now - s...
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- Hi J. - I whole-heartedly agree with you; but there's not much you can do about it, short of putting your daughter in a school that doesn't give homework until high...
- Can see why you are interested and concerned, and YES there may be SOME that churn out worksheets n other stuff that's sometimes not even relevant for the child's leve...
- Hi! What a relief to hear your anxiety around this issue! More parents need to be concerned about this. There is now so much pressure on kids to perform. Overloading...
Homework Blues
Asked by C.M. from Gainesville
on January 27, 2008
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How do I get my son to want to do his homework and do it well? I struggle with him and he gripes the whole time! He barely does 5 problems and he thinks he did the i...
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- Hello Marta, I am a mother of 3 as well. Ages 7,5, and 2. My daughter that is 7 is in 2nd Grade, I have this same PROBLEM as you do. She will fight me until the ...
- HI Marta, Most kids go through it...its called testing boundaries...what mom and dad will allow and won't allow. Set the tone and standard...he can whine and complai...
- We went through this with our now 2nd grader. We finally made a rule that he cannot go out to play with his friends until his homework is done. Let me tell you he wo...
My Son and Homework
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on August 25, 2006
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Ok I have had difficulty with my son Josh - he is 11 and started 6th grade this year which in GISD that is middle school. Getting Josh to do his homework has been like...
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- I totally understand your situation. When my son was 11, I remarried and 2 more boys. My ex pulled a lot of similar and different stuff just to cause problems at our...
- We are having the same exact problem with our 12yr old who is now in middle school. I thought it was just my kid, but now I am hearing that we are not the only ones go...
- Darla had some fantastic suggestions. And, as she suggests, do not despair, your mind and your heart are in the absolute right place in terms of wanting to deal with ...
