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What to do for my easy child?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 466371" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The others are exactly right. I would also STRONGLY suggest that you reward S's and B's also. Often around 9 is when learning disabilities that are not terribly blatant show up. Until then many kids can use memorization to get top grades, but now more is expected and he may not be able to keep A's and E's. While those are things to reward, you do NOT want to encourage perfectionism because it can truly handicap him. My 11yo has had a hard time this year because HE expects all A's from himself. We don't really care about grades as long as he is doing the best he can. HE knows it, but we have to keep working on it because he really stresses himself to the point where he can't cope at times. Good enough is sometimes better than excellent because you want him to have a full life and not be afraid to try something if he doesn't think he can do it perfectly. Again, this can kick in around his age.</p><p></p><p>Just a thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 466371, member: 1233"] The others are exactly right. I would also STRONGLY suggest that you reward S's and B's also. Often around 9 is when learning disabilities that are not terribly blatant show up. Until then many kids can use memorization to get top grades, but now more is expected and he may not be able to keep A's and E's. While those are things to reward, you do NOT want to encourage perfectionism because it can truly handicap him. My 11yo has had a hard time this year because HE expects all A's from himself. We don't really care about grades as long as he is doing the best he can. HE knows it, but we have to keep working on it because he really stresses himself to the point where he can't cope at times. Good enough is sometimes better than excellent because you want him to have a full life and not be afraid to try something if he doesn't think he can do it perfectly. Again, this can kick in around his age. Just a thought. [/QUOTE]
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