Homework
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Homework and Kids
Asked by N.P. from Miami
on November 9, 2011
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Hopefully I can get some opinions in regards to this, because I do not know what to do anymore. :(
I have three kids, age 10, 8, and 4. My oldest does very well at sc...
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- My daughter got like that then I started making her show me every few questions. Sometimes they just wan the extra attention.
- Does she have a folder for all her work to return to school? Make sure that all her work is in that folder so she can turn it in and it's not lost in the bottom of her...
- I have a similar issue where I have a 12, 14 & 15 year old. The 12 year old works hard and gets A's & B's. While the 14 year old barely tries and gets C's & D's. I ...
Homework Help!
Asked by C.S. from Omaha
on January 23, 2007
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My oldest son, who is 12 and in 7th grade, just won't do his homework! This has been an uphill battle for both myself and the school since 3rd grade. He's at the poi...
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- I don't know what your financial situation is, but I work at a place called learningRx, I have worked there about a year now and it has helped so many kids in so many ...
- Hi :) Here's what I've found-sometimes point cards (or token economies) just won't work. My daughter Madeline is 11 and in 6th grade, and has autism. Points don't w...
- hi Carol, i have a 13 yr old son in 7th grade and he too is the dame with not getting his home work done and turning it in he to is on iep and my support comes from my...
Homework Help!
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on October 23, 2008
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My daughter is second grade and has get daily homework and book reports. Several times lately she has insisted that her answer or way of doing something is right, and ...
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- your job is to make sure the homework is done, not to make sure it is correct. If you correct it then the teacher has no way of knowing that your daughter doesn't und...
- I have been a kindergarten teacher...my advice would be to let her keep her answers and let the teacher know what is going on. she will listen to her before she liste...
- Hi Karen. I teach second grade and here's what I would do.. 1. Let her continue to do it her way. 2. send a note to the teacher explaining what is going and why her...
Homework Issues
Asked by J.W. from Dallas
on September 30, 2007
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Hey there mama's I really need some help.
I am at a loss here. My son is in 4th grade and is attending a college prep school which is very challenging. Last year ...
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- This is just part of having a gifted child. They are very disorganized and often get misdiagnosed with ADD. There is a difference between gifted and academically talle...
- What comes to my mind is "why".....have you asked him when you are not upset why this is happening? I know of one parent who found out their child was not turning in w...
- you are simply going to have to set back and let him suffer the consequenses. take away all of the fun things he really enjoys.then as he improves return some of them....
Too Much Homework?
Asked by K.H. from Denver
on October 11, 2008
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How much do you moms think is too much homework? My 5th grade daughter is doing an average of 1 hour/night of seatwork (some weekends, too), plus 20+minutes reading. ...
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- some of the work may be work that she hasnt been doing during time given in class. But one hour a night for a 5th grader is the norm...along with reading and that is ...
- K., Sometimes "homework" is actually classwork that the student has not completed during class time. Maybe at parent teacher conferences, you can ask the teacher h...
- I would 1st check with other moms to see if they are feeling the same stress with the homework. In our school several of the 5th grade teachers send home any work tha...
Homework Help!!
Asked by N.D. from Reno
on September 19, 2009
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I have a ten year old daughter who is bipolar and ADD, she is very smart! I have been told this by ALL her teachers =} Her test are way above average, and she has reci...
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- Does she have a 504 plan or an IEP? With her diagnosis she can qualify for either. I have a 504 for my youngest -- ADHD, and an IEP for my gifted, yet ADD/Aspergers d...
- to hlep her sit down and finish it, baroque music. It helped me and my sister immensely when we were kids. As to organization, maybe hava a special folder that the h...
- hope u dont think im nuts, but for a joke my mom tied a red string around my finger to remind me of something, it worked, lol. how about buying ur daughter rings fo...
Homework Troubles
Asked by M.H. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2007
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All of a sudden my 7 year old has been having trouble doing her homework. Her grandpa picks her up from school and she use to have it done by the time I get home. No...
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- Oh my gosh I thought it was just my son that is doing this. I have a 7yr old Boy,4yr old Girl,2yr old boy and I am a single mom too. I am about to loose my mind with t...
- Just because you think you spend a lot of time together doesn't mean she thinks so. Also, it may be a competition thing. Our 9 YO has a problem like yours. He says ...
- Dear M., Of course, I don't know what is going on, but there are strong symptoms of lack of security and need for closeness. Where is Dad? Maybe she would like to...
Parent Doing Homework?
Asked by J.C. from Phoenix
on August 16, 2010
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My kids aren't even in elementary school yet, so I don't have this issue yet, but will one day so I'm curious...I was talking to a girl at work today who has a son in ...
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- Oh yeah! It's out there! Went to my son's first grade science fair last year and I'm thinking....I don't think so! Obviously so many were done by the parents. How ...
- I am a first grade teacher, and see it often. I think that parents are so afraid of letting their children "fail" and "damage" their self-esteem that they think they ...
- Wow there are a lot of good answers out there. My son is just starting 5th grade. He is a gifted child so we expect straight A's in his academic classes. However, I...
Homework Motivation
Asked by S.B. from Chico
on February 23, 2007
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HELP- I have a 13 year old boy who just doesn't want to do his homework. We have tried everything from taking everything out of his room;TV,Radio,ect.He says his teach...
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- Alot going on in your house! I have a 14 y/o boy and home work is a challenge, but seems to get easier. I try to engage him with it. Make it fun. I help my son stu...
- Hi S., So I may be the only one who thinks this but maybe it is the teacher. Maybe she is picking on him to use as an example to the other kids in class which makes ...
- Dear S., I am sure that the mothers who answer you and are nearer your age will be more helpful than I can be. Of course, I will try to help too, but my ideas ...
Homework Problems
Asked by K.O. from Detroit
on January 6, 2009
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Hey all you wonderful moms out there. I am at my wits end and looking for some suggestions on how to best schedule my evenings and getting my kids through thier homewo...
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- K.; yes this can be very hard, maybe its dinner you should be planing for the next day, do a crock pot thing so you dont have to do alot of preparation, and second, i...
- Maybe dad could at least start some dinner or work with the kids on their homework. It's sounding like it's all on your plate. So you and hubby need to sit down and ...
- Ok time to ELIMINATE THE UN-NESSECARY AND DE-STRESS. Maybe you could rid of some outside obligations that also take your time. I dont know how much time Arbonne take...
