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12 year old not motivated to improve school performance

Posted on 2/2/2016

My 12 year old son in 7th grade has had all privileges restricted essentially since September of this school year. Furthermore, he has endured the natural consequences of not being allowed to play...

9 yo Ignore the Drama

Posted on 1/28/2016

We have been using the ticket system for the last few weeks. It has worked very well with a significant increase in good behaviour. However last night our 9 year old became very frustrated...

Grades...

Posted on 10/30/2015

I would like advice on how to address grades with my 11-year old son. During the past few years he has been on the A/B honor roll or just shy from it. This year his grades are inconsistent. One...

Tween won't do chores!

Posted on 10/14/2015

Our 11-year-old son is resists everything we tell him to do. Example: he has to walk the dogs in the morning, and hates to do it. He feels that his sister, who is 7-years-old, has much less...

8 year old School Work Responsibility

Posted on 9/12/2015

Our grandson is eight. He's in third grade. He is not completing his work in class. He's not bringing home his homework at times. He has a homework assignment book and doesn't fill it out...

8 yo Not Doing Homework

Posted on 9/3/2015

We switched my daughter to a year round school. The school starts around July 13th. She did reasonable since the beginning. However, she is sliding back recently. I noticed that when she was...

7 yo Homework Help?

Posted on 8/8/2015

Hello. My wife and I are going to start ticket tomorrow. We have 3.5 yr old boy girl twins and a 7 year old going into 2nd grade. My 7yo does a lot of whining when doing homework. He...

7 year old Not Completing Schoolwork

Posted on 5/7/2015

What do I expect from a 7 year old girl? My daughter does not finish her school work on regular bases. She may finish it one day but not the other. She may do some but not all. The teacher said...

10 year old refuses to do homework

Posted on 5/6/2015

My 10 year old has always struggle in school in regards to reaching grade level. He has always did his homework and does the best he can I class. The last 5 months it seems as though he has just...

14 year old doesn't care about school

Posted on 3/2/2015

Our 14-year-old daughter is bright but lazy when it comes to school. She doesn’t make the effort to do well; she rarely studies and frequently doesn’t turn in homework or finish in-class projects....

7 year old homework burden

Posted on 2/9/2015

My husband and I are seniors (69, 64yrs.) who adopted our twin grandchildren from birth. They are now 7 yrs. old and in 2nd grade. My concern/complaint is the type and amount of homework they are...

9 Year Old Unmotivated in School

Posted on 1/8/2015

I have a 9 year old son 3rd grade. He is one of three triplets, if it makes a difference. He has had a decline in grades recently, kind of a slow decline over the school year. All B and C's...

13 Year old homeschooling Part 2

Posted on 10/30/2014

Follow up to homeschooling reluctant 13 year old....Per your suggestion, we presented to our son that we would no longer nag, remind or bother him about his school work. He would be expected to...

Homework Hassles for Parents of 3rd Grader

Posted on 10/28/2014

Our daughter is in the 3rd grade. We have been following recommendations in John's book regarding personal responsibility with school homework for 7 weeks now. I have set limits for homework,...

No Homework

Posted on 10/22/2014

Our ten-year-old fourth grader is still refusing (see last year's questions) to bring home or do his reading and spelling homework. It has been almost 9 weeks of school and we just had an early...

14yo Grades and Overwork

Posted on 9/30/2014

My 14 year old son just recently started his freshman year at a private Jesuit all boys High School where approximately 60% of applicants are accepted. He appears to love it and all his teachers. ...

7 yo Homework Fits

Posted on 9/2/2014

My 7 year old grandson pitches a fit every day when he gets home from school about doing his homework. Last year he threatened to kill himself and his parents took him to a psychologist and he...

13 year old Obsession

Posted on 8/29/2014

I'm worried that my 13 year old is becoming obsessive about some things. She categorizes the silverware when loading the dishwasher, has a "system" for tying her shoes in which she has to line up...

10 yr old homework accountability

Posted on 8/13/2014

This is an easy one: My son, Isaiah, is entering fourth grade this week. He was held back once already (1st grade) because he is a terrible reader and an excellent procrastinator. My husband and...

Which Book to Read?

Posted on 7/29/2014

Our oldest child/daughter will be starting kindergarten this fall and we'd like to start this new phase of life (for her and the whole family) out on the right foot. Would you recommend your...

The Social Life of a 6 Year Old

Posted on 6/7/2014

I'm getting a complex and feeling like I must be a really mean parent. Perhaps I am. Could you please let me know if I have done the right thing? My daughter who is six has been invited to another...

10 year old Locked in Homework Battle

Posted on 5/30/2014

I am locked in a battle of wills with my 10-year-old! He has been having problems with "forgetting" his homework. He is choosing to leave his work at school and miss morning recess rather than do...

Do Your Homework!

Posted on 5/29/2014

What is an appropriate consequence for a(n ADHD) child not getting homework done? Our 11year old child is getting sent to bed early as a consequence for not doing as told or smart-mouthing....

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