My partner has 2 kids, 6-yo girl and 5-yo boy. They don't live with us, they live with their mom, her new husband, and 8-month-old baby. Their mom "homeschools" them, which has been fine for the oldest as she is (1) motivated, (2) very bright, and (3) the beneficiary of a fair amount of attention before the baby was born. The 5-yo boy DOES NOT KNOW HIS LETTERS ON SIGHT. It was a horrible struggle to get him to learn his numbers, and now that we've found out he doesn't get any teaching at home, it's a horrible struggle all over again with the letters. He's whiny, unmotivated, and obviously coddled by mommy, but doesn't show any signs of unintelligence or learning disabilities. We've already had all kinds of fun with this woman in court. She doesn't care about our thoughts on raising the children properly, and won't send them to school of her own accord. We live in TX. Can we get him tested and force her to send him to school? Any thoughts on how to do this? PLEASE HELP!
2007-12-02
13:28:09
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