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Who'd have thunk giving my kid a book would backfire?
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 331452" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Oh, I know. The reading is great, but not at the expense of the rest of his life. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>DF, the carrot for him to pull his grades up is earning back his TV and video games, plus being able to stay on the lacrosse team. He's not on academic probation yet, but we've spun this so that he thinks he risks getting booted off the team (and having to repay us the $400 in fees, not to mention equipment).</p><p> </p><p>If things go well, I'm going to throw in the next book as an "atta-boy" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I don't usually have trouble getting him to read in general... just in finding a "next" great thing once he's finished something. Sometimes he has a hard time moving on from a series. For example, in middle school, he started reading the Twilight series. Once he finished it, he went back and read it again. And again. And again. And again. I finally took all the books from him and put them away where he couldn't find them for a while. Probably something to do with the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-ish behavior he exhibits from time to time...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 331452, member: 3444"] Oh, I know. The reading is great, but not at the expense of the rest of his life. ;) DF, the carrot for him to pull his grades up is earning back his TV and video games, plus being able to stay on the lacrosse team. He's not on academic probation yet, but we've spun this so that he thinks he risks getting booted off the team (and having to repay us the $400 in fees, not to mention equipment). If things go well, I'm going to throw in the next book as an "atta-boy" :) I don't usually have trouble getting him to read in general... just in finding a "next" great thing once he's finished something. Sometimes he has a hard time moving on from a series. For example, in middle school, he started reading the Twilight series. Once he finished it, he went back and read it again. And again. And again. And again. I finally took all the books from him and put them away where he couldn't find them for a while. Probably something to do with the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-ish behavior he exhibits from time to time... [/QUOTE]
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