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I feel vindicated...and it's a little sick why
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<blockquote data-quote="agee" data-source="post: 376941"><p>I appreciate all the suggestions. I've bought the phonemic awareness book and I'll check out the other resources/exercises you've listed.</p><p>But part of me just wants to cry about all of it, too...simply getting difficult child to do his homework is HUGE. 30 minutes is about all the effort it seems I can get from him - last year was 0 so this is a big improvement - and the thought of adding extra stuff is exhausting. Every interaction with me is a chance for him to create a power struggle/provacative situation. I try to keep it short, simple, and our interactions at a minimum. The only way I've been able to get him to do homework this year is to profess an 'I don't care' attitude - if he doesn't do it I'll just write a note to his teacher and he won't get the award we've set up for doing his homework this week. Last year it was an enormous fight every night.</p><p>I don't know how to introduce more work/practice without creating drama.</p><p>And the year is still young. He's still on honeymoon with his teacher - I give it 2 more weeks before the notes about behavior start coming home. </p><p>It probably sounds like I'm making excuses. He is just really, really hard to deal with - still. If he doesn't want to do something, if something "shiny" catches his eye, or if it seems like it'll get a rise out of someone in his family, he is deflecting, changing the topic, or refusing to do anything. Lots of times we have to treat him as if he's a 2-year old. </p><p>Boo hoo for me. I'm feeling tired simply from getting him in the car this a.m.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agee, post: 376941"] I appreciate all the suggestions. I've bought the phonemic awareness book and I'll check out the other resources/exercises you've listed. But part of me just wants to cry about all of it, too...simply getting difficult child to do his homework is HUGE. 30 minutes is about all the effort it seems I can get from him - last year was 0 so this is a big improvement - and the thought of adding extra stuff is exhausting. Every interaction with me is a chance for him to create a power struggle/provacative situation. I try to keep it short, simple, and our interactions at a minimum. The only way I've been able to get him to do homework this year is to profess an 'I don't care' attitude - if he doesn't do it I'll just write a note to his teacher and he won't get the award we've set up for doing his homework this week. Last year it was an enormous fight every night. I don't know how to introduce more work/practice without creating drama. And the year is still young. He's still on honeymoon with his teacher - I give it 2 more weeks before the notes about behavior start coming home. It probably sounds like I'm making excuses. He is just really, really hard to deal with - still. If he doesn't want to do something, if something "shiny" catches his eye, or if it seems like it'll get a rise out of someone in his family, he is deflecting, changing the topic, or refusing to do anything. Lots of times we have to treat him as if he's a 2-year old. Boo hoo for me. I'm feeling tired simply from getting him in the car this a.m. [/QUOTE]
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