my son is a grade 2 student and he is 8yrs old. being an only son and an only grandchild, he has all the attention focused into him.tendency is that he is such a spoiled kid to my mom and to my uncle.i know he is smart but my problem is how can i make him get serious in his studies?he always lacks focus. when ever i ask him to study his lessons, he always tells me that he already knows it and when he has a test, his teacher told me that they always caught him staring blank from a distance as if his focus is not on answering his test papers but on something else.and they always needs to call his name to catch his attention.what shall i do?i cant afford to get a tutor for my son and im also working but i cant stand looking on his grades failing.pls help
2006-11-12 10:02:32 · 12 answers · asked by AILEEN F 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Have your son tested for attention deficit disorder. He might have a learning disability.
2006-11-12 10:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by Robert G. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When my son was in second grade I had to take away privileges. His teacher in Language arts would send a note home every day it had the date a two words YES and NO one word would be circled. This was for work done in class. She put him in the front next to her desk then when that didn't work she put him in the back of the room and finally turned his desk around so he could not see the rest of the class. After he lost so many privileges he started to do his work. It was not that he could not do the work it got good grades on the test and so his grades were good. It took a lot of work on my part and the teachers part but when he graduated school he was in honors and In college he was in the honors program. Fear not he is only eight. My son had NO ADD or ADHD just bored with class
2006-11-12 18:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by Nani 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the good news is that he is still young enough to change this habit. First you need to make learning interesting and have rewards for his participation. Second if that doesn't work you can take things away that he likes if he doesn't participate. Third some kids learn differently you need to find out what sparks his interest and trick him into liking what he is doing. Fourth you can get a tutor that specializes in teaching methods of learning to young children. Sylvan is a good place to start.
Good luck
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2006-11-12 18:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by shawn_mauldin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try offering an award such as 'If you get 5 points higher on this test than the last one we will go out to dinner and you get to pick the resturaunt." Talk to his teacher and see if she has a plan that could involve him more in class. Or you could just flat out ask him if anything is making it hard for him to concentrate or something. You could ask a guidance counselor at his school to talk to him as well. See if you can get involved with his schooling as well. He might be more inclined to participate if he knew you were going to be involved.
2006-11-12 18:09:12 · answer #4 · answered by starr_wix_wickens_aka.starreyes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have worked at a school for 22 years and I can tell you without even knowing him that he is probably ADHD or ADD. If you take him to the doctor they will give you papers for you to fill out and some for the teachers to fill out about his behavior. They will give him medication accordingly. You will not believe how it will help him. Please don't wait until he's so far behind in his work that it will take forever to catch up. Do it now and celebrate his success with him.
2006-11-12 18:16:21 · answer #5 · answered by Pearl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you ask a some highschool students to tutor him for volunteer hours, one of them will say yes. You should also try to find a way to make learing fun like having a mini jepordy game for candy or somthing like that.
2006-11-13 18:58:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take away the things that make him spoiled (game boy etc.) untill he pulls it up and reward them for small time incriments when he does good on a test or take him to micky dees or some reward he'll feel and look forward to so he pushes him self
2006-11-12 19:36:24 · answer #7 · answered by Munkyluva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend having him tested for a learning disability. I would also recommend spending time with him (NOT DOING) but helping him do his homework.
2006-11-12 19:47:51 · answer #8 · answered by T M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should offer him rewards if he does well and gets a good report from his teacher.
2006-11-12 18:08:57 · answer #9 · answered by Jimmy B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your child what he wants to be when he grows up and get him all the information on that subject and show him what he needs to do it it works
2006-11-12 18:11:17 · answer #10 · answered by mustang_rws 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋