I feel like I am loosing my son. He is 11 years old and has such an attitude. He smarts off when asked questions.
I have to fight with him to take showers, brush his teeth, comb his hair, change his underwear or clean his room. I understand that must of that could be
do to his age but the big problem I am having is he wont do his homework. He use to be a honor student in first - third grade but this year (5th grade) he is getting D's.
I am constantly in meetings with his teacher trying to figure out the problem. We have tried assignment books that the teacher signs but he still refuses to bring the books home. He lies and tells me he did all his work in school and the next day I will get a homework alert from his teacher.
I have tried taking everything away, TV, video games, computer and friends. That doesn't seem to work. My husband and I tried talking to him, telling him why its important he does good in school and why we fight with him to do his homework.
He has actually been grounded from his privileges for the last week due to getting 5 detentions in one week for missing assignments and I just got a call today from his teacher that he still hasn't made up all the missing work and he is smarting off at school saying he doesn't want to read his book assignment because its stupid. All while still being grounded from the first incident!
I feel like I cant spend any bonding time with him anymore because from the time I get home from work I am on his back about his homework and not doing any of his responsibilities.
Talking to him - disciplining him - working with the teachers don't seem to help, anybody have any ideas?
2007-01-25
10:03:21
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mwkristy
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