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11 Year Old Son Dropping in Grades,behavior and Attitude
This year he has changed in his grades,behavior, and attitude. ... My son turned out good, he's been in the Navy, and has a wife and a daughter now, ... take priveleges away from my oldest and try to set him up for sucess with rewards. ...
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- The book how to talk so your kids will listen and how to listen so they will talk was of great benefit to me in comunicating with my kids and they also have how to tal...
- I would try counselling. The school will offer it free most of the time. Kids usually act out looking for attenion bad or good. He may be jealous of his sister becaus...
- Hi - I have tried, successfully two different "disciple" techniques. First, Smart Discipline, not sure of the author, but if you go to the library, that is where I...
Mom Seeking Advice to Continue Helping My Child to Get Better Grades
Also have a rewards system set up for him for when he completes all his work in a reasonalbe ... He needs to be able to get good grades without your there. ...
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- Hi K.- I agree with the teachers and principal...although public humiliation works, it should be temporary. I've just gone through the exact same thing with my son...
- I would definetly not sit in on his class, My Daughter is in middle school (8th) and she would just die of embaresment. The rule is school is her priority, it comes fi...
- What seems to get him going? What kind of positive reenforcing can you do? Give lots of positive praise when he does do good. These are the little steps. Is there some...
11 Year Old Gifted Son Who Has No Motivation/ambition - Forgets Homework
Simple rewards like sonic drinks or movie rental. Nothing big. .... In his mind, if he is achieving good grades without the homework, then the homework just ...
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- K.: One way to motivate him might be to involve him more in running the household. A family is a team and, as such, involving him in a family meeting process might...
- I think it is important to involve your son in conversation about what he wants to do. In order to stimulate motivation he must have a vested interest in his schooling...
- I truly hate to hear that he is bored. Have you asked him how he feels about going to another school? It seems if he is in a place with more gifted students he shoul...
7Th Grade Son More than Failing
We've used groundings and rewards all of these years, but just last month, .... He still couldn't get good grades there was no challenge there for him. ...
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- My son doesn't turn ANYTHING in, never has. He got food spilled on him at lunch so they sent him home in a replacement shirt. It sat in his bookbag for a week and a ha...
- You didn't mention.......but has he been tested for DYSLEXIA???
- I see this a lot in kids that age. I substitute teach for jr high a few days a week. It seems like the 7th graders are always forgetting things in their locker; pencil...
Seeking Advice for Teenager
Tie the work to a reward. For example, my 13 year old wanted a CD. .... She likes to get good grades and do well. So I don't have to motivate her to do ...
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- This is just a sympathy note, no advice really. Some good advice from the other moms below. I have one bright but not academic child, one who just needs to get A's a...
- I told my son that he could not get his permit unless he had all A's and B's. I also told him that when he gets the good grades and has all his daily chores done he c...
- I have a teenage son, and we have found that school sports are a great motivation. The school demands that all students maintain a specific gpa and the child has a se...
Eight Year Old Not Doing School Work...
Sep 21, 2009 ... She's in third grade this year and..." ... interest of the school to help your daughter achieve good grades because the district is judged ...
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- I would work with the teacher. Can your daughter stay after school to finish the assignments since you know she won't do them at home? Her dad being in Iraq might be p...
- Hi M. I have been in your shoes. Our oldest son even in his senior of high school he would not get up until first class of the day was overwith. It was not because ...
- We are lucky, our school district has assignment books that come home for signature every night. My child, didn't always fill it out and isn't good about giving it to...
Teenage Boy and Jr High
I had a scale where his good grades earned more money than medicore grades. ... Have a talk with your son and see what he thinks a good reward would be and ...
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- I have a 12 year old boy and i have to stay on him constantly. After school i give him a snack and he sits down to do his homework. I check his homework because otherw...
- I have been there, these past few years! I have found what works for me. My son LOVES music. He wanted an electric guitar so I got him one (yes it did take me about a ...
- Hi L., He may have a learning disability that has never been diagnosed (dyslexia, mild ADD, passive aggressive). As his classes become more difficult it is harder for...
8 Year Old Son Who Is Not Interested in School Academics.
Although my son makes good grades, he does have trouble focusing. .... Encourage him to challenge himself by offering small rewards after, say, ...
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- Hi S., I have 3 sons--23, 22, & 9, who have all loved academics, but learned better in less traditional environments. I homeschooled the older ones, until they wen...
- Well, I can only speak from personal experience as an 8 year old, since I'm pregnant with no children. Anyway, when I was 8, school work was incredibly boring because...
- Before doing anything else, I would definitely consider having your son tested for ADD. You really have nothing to lose, and once you know, it will be so much easier ...
Have a 13 Year Old Daughter That I Want to Motivate to Do Well in School
Also, I'm a firm believer in rewards. You wouldn't work for free so why not pay her for good grades. It can help motivate her during this age where she ...
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- Well if it's any consolation your daughter is normal. Try speaking her language... do well on your report card=mall make-over, new outfit, MAC make over, highlights fo...
- I know it's hard with teenagers, but you are still her mother. To impress how important school is make her come home and do her homework before she goes over to frien...
- Hi J., I agree with all of the advise you have been given thus far. In addtion, I would suggest an activity at school that she could participate in. My oldest daughter...
Gifted Child Failing
Have you tried rewarding her for turning in homework, and for good grades. I wouldn't do anything huge as a reward, just something that she would be pleased ...
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- There are already a lot of great suggestions in the replies to your post, but thought I would just add a couple other things you could look into. There is a priva...
- Consider if your daughter is suffering from depression. Good luck
- My daughter( who is now a grown woman with a grandchild) was tested in early grade school with an IO of 160. By forth grade she was failing everything,was a problem at...
