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<blockquote data-quote="Rannveig" data-source="post: 667944" data-attributes="member: 5689"><p>So sorry about your oldest son's behavior (and what happened to him as a toddler), Sven. I feel it can be so difficult to tell what behavior is the result of brain injury or illness and what is just a bad attitude/sense of entitlement, etc. (And then there's the secondary question of whether it even matters.) Regardless, you shouldn't have to tolerate verbal abuse -- and it sounds like you didn't, which is good. Weird that your sons' friends' parents were paying for their clothing at that age, but, then again, I guess there's so much youth unemployment these days that it could be quite common(?).</p><p></p><p>Odin is in AP World History. The teacher said at Back-to-School night that it's a very difficult course, and Odin is not interested in history, it's true. But last year Odin took the honors prerequisite for this course and enjoyed it. In retrospect I guess the other teacher was just a better fit. Apparently he would digress into funny stories, while still managing to cover the material, whereas this one shows a lot of film strips and videos. And you just know that when the lights go out in the classroom, Odin's eyelids start to droop, and next thing you know....</p><p></p><p>Funny you should mention Melatonin: it's exactly what Odin's internist recommended this week, and I bought him a bottle of it today. The doctor said it works very well, and safely, in teens. And this could be important. Kathy813, Odin's father did try taking away his computer privileges after 8 p.m. for a time last year, and Odin said he still couldn't bring himself to go to sleep and so stayed up reading. We're hoping the Melatonin will help him get on a saner sleep schedule. I only have limited teaching experience of my own, but I do know it's awful to have kids sleeping in one's class. Again, it can be hard to tell what is Odin's disrespectful attitude and what is truly beyond his control due to his particular cognitive make-up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rannveig, post: 667944, member: 5689"] So sorry about your oldest son's behavior (and what happened to him as a toddler), Sven. I feel it can be so difficult to tell what behavior is the result of brain injury or illness and what is just a bad attitude/sense of entitlement, etc. (And then there's the secondary question of whether it even matters.) Regardless, you shouldn't have to tolerate verbal abuse -- and it sounds like you didn't, which is good. Weird that your sons' friends' parents were paying for their clothing at that age, but, then again, I guess there's so much youth unemployment these days that it could be quite common(?). Odin is in AP World History. The teacher said at Back-to-School night that it's a very difficult course, and Odin is not interested in history, it's true. But last year Odin took the honors prerequisite for this course and enjoyed it. In retrospect I guess the other teacher was just a better fit. Apparently he would digress into funny stories, while still managing to cover the material, whereas this one shows a lot of film strips and videos. And you just know that when the lights go out in the classroom, Odin's eyelids start to droop, and next thing you know.... Funny you should mention Melatonin: it's exactly what Odin's internist recommended this week, and I bought him a bottle of it today. The doctor said it works very well, and safely, in teens. And this could be important. Kathy813, Odin's father did try taking away his computer privileges after 8 p.m. for a time last year, and Odin said he still couldn't bring himself to go to sleep and so stayed up reading. We're hoping the Melatonin will help him get on a saner sleep schedule. I only have limited teaching experience of my own, but I do know it's awful to have kids sleeping in one's class. Again, it can be hard to tell what is Odin's disrespectful attitude and what is truly beyond his control due to his particular cognitive make-up. [/QUOTE]
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