Help, I'm having homework problems with both my boys.....?

Question

My oldest son is 9 and in third grade. he is very intelligent, he also has tourettes and ADHD. He need me to constantly redirect him to finish his work. My second son is 6 and in kindergarten. He has Autism and need extra help completing assignments. It often take them a long time to do their HW. I feel exausted rushing back and forth between them. Doe anyone have any ideas on how to juggle them?

Answer 1

God bless you all. That can't be easy on any of you.
Does your school offer any assistance, IEP, or parateachers? They could perhaps give you some tips to making this a more workable situtation or even work w one or both of the children.
My kids don't have the diagnosis that yours do and I find it to be a very frustrating afternoon too w/ both of them on each end needing help and direction. Now, I send one to do thier instrument practice while I work w/ the other one and then they trade, then at least I can give each one individual attention w/o going crazy.
Don't forget to offer rewards, little treats, etc for positive behavior - it's nice to have something to look forward to in the end.

Answer 2

Ok, you got your handsful. I commend you.

Can you hire a teenager to assist you with this? Many time children respond better to someone other then Mom (this is not meant as an insult, it just is).
Your day to day life is already more then stressed enough without having to add in the homework situation.

Your 9 yo probably already has self-esteem problems, you can probably help him and your self by seeing if you can motivate him to get his hw done somehow (I know we should not bribe him but all is fair in love and war) but then tell him how important it is to you that he help you with his little brother. This could help the older one's self esteem and he maybe able to establish a connection with the younger one.

This is a win-win for everyone. The older one will develop helping skills, will develop better self-esteem and could help with the relationship with the younger one. The younger one will get the help he needs on his homework and will get extra time relating to his brother. You will get a break that you desperately need and will be help both of your children in learning to get along.

Answer 3

Hello Anne, see what links will be useful to you and the lads.

A HOMEWORK HELP.

I think all subjects are covered, good luck & don't lose em..!!!

This site has everything..!!! Perfect for A P American History.

American History:

http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/AHAPCourseMainPage.htm

A P European History Topics and Web Links Page.

http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/EHAPTOpics_WebLinksPage.htm

Online Study Guides & Book Reviews.

These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions.

http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/cliffsnotes/all.html

http://www.gradesaver.com/

http://summarycentral.tripod.com/

http://www.antistudy.com/

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/

http://www.freebooknotes.com/

http://sparknotes.com/

MATH, ACTIVITIES and FUN.

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

Kindergarten to 8th Grade Interactive Sites

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th.htm

MATH WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

http://www.cumbavac.org/Math.htm

How to Write a Book Review

These links are essentially the same, just choose the one that makes the most sense to you..!!!

The book report you write should be four paragraphs long. Remember to use correct conventions (margins, indent paragraphs, capitalization, punctuation etc.)

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/staff/gmeade/how_to_write_a_book_report.htm

http://www.ehow.com/how_11249_write-book-report.html

How to Write a Book Report (Middle and High School level.)

http://www.infoplease.com/homework/wsbookreporths.html

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/writingabookreport/a/report.htm

Basic Structure

http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/

WEB SITES ON INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

http://www.cumbavac.org/Inventors_and_Inventions.htm

Encyclopedias.

http://aip.completeplanet.com/

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Countries, Facts & Figures.

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/;_ylt=AjgPIHeVuFG24KzyHBaLfaBeCc0F

Human Anatomy and Physiology Web Sites

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6100/1hap.html

http://www.infovisual.info/03/pano_en.html


Skeleton

http://www.infovisual.info/03/011_en.html

http://www.infovisual.info/03/012_en.html

Way Cool Experiments

http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/

http://maura.setonhill.edu/~msct/chemclub/reactions.html

http://site.ecfs.org/baglio/stories/storyReader$253

http://www.science-house.org/learn/CountertopChem/index.html


Periodic Table of the Elements

http://www.lenntech.com/periodic-chart.htm

http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html

Homework Helpers

http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/index.html

Biology Help

PLANT AND ANIMAL CELL MODELS

http://www.kathimitchell.com/cells.html

http://www.infovisual.info/03/001_en.html

http://www.infovisual.info/01/014_en.html

Biodiversity for Kids

http://www.kathimitchell.com/biodiver.htm

http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/index.cfm

http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Information/Sites_for_Kids/

http://www.kids.gov/k_states.htm

http://www.askforkids.com/web?q=biodiversity

Teachers' kit - Biodiversity for kids

http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Teachers_kit_biodiversity

http://www.greenworks.tv/kids/

Endangered Species

From our start in 1961, WWF has worked to protect endangered species. We're ensuring that the world our children inherit will be home to elephants, tigers, giant pandas, whales and other wildlife species, as well as people.

http://www.worldwildlife.org/endangered/index.cfm

http://bagheera.com/

WEB SITES ON DINOSAURS & FOSSILS

http://www.cumbavac.org/Dinosaurs.htm

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/dinosaurs/

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=2

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/

Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.

http://www.dinosauria.com/

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/dinopage.html

Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 4

The Local high school may have volunteer "tutors" that may be able to assist you with your 9 year old... call them to see if they can help. I did this many years ago (no charge to the parents). If you can get a high schooler to tutor then the 9 year old will have a set schedule that he can work to... this will free you up to assist your 6 year old... The high school student can also use this as community service which will help in college....

Good luck!

Answer 5

set different homework times for them. Ex: one at 4:00 and the other at 6:00 an hour in between will give you a moment to regroup. Patience is very important here just breath deeply and look at it from their point. I wish you the best of luck.

Answer 6

if possible set different times for them to do hw
that way each have your full attention
or if possible request some help from the school
or get a volunteer tutor ( e.g. highschool student )

Answer 7

Can their dad help? Tag team them and trade kids every week or so. This will keep you both informed on what the other child is doing.