2007-04-05 02:45:31 · 8 answers · asked by just me 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
My son is almost 8 and we were having this problem this school year as well. My hubby and I have had many confrences with his teacher and we have discussions with him to inform him that this is not acceptable behavior at this age. We explain to him that his schooling is what comes first and we had to keep in constant parent/teacher contact so that he could see that we would find out no matter what. We had to ground him at one point to prove our point. His teacher and I sat him down together and we made consequnes for him if it did not stop.
I beleive we started this on our own accidently because in prior years it was "Cute" when he had a little girlfriend and the next thing we knew he was wanting every girl in his class to be his "girlfriend". We have an 11 & 13 year old girls as well and we never had this problem with them. My husbands mom said he was the same way so mabey it is a boy thing i am not quite sure. But I would recommend staying in close contact with his teacher and set ground rules for him and make sure the teacher is involved,this way he will know you both are watching him and he will not get away with it!! good luck
2007-04-05 03:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by onecrazymama05 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am very sure that this is a natural thing for young boys, but as a mother I know I would be just as concerned. Try to get him involved in activities and sports, and also set boundaries and limitations too. Grounding him or chores for bad grades, and rewards for good grades and behavior.
2007-04-05 05:58:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first, i'd homeschool. but, i'd homeschool for any reason :) second, i'd wonder why he's focused on girls so much at such a young age.
Is he going into puberty early? Does he have older sibs who date? Was he sexually abused? Are you a single mom? Has he been watching the dating life? Kids with parents who are dating are often much more interested in sexuality at a younger age than kids whose parents are each other's partners. If this is part of the problem, i'd cut out his exposure to this and normalize/re-childify his world.
I really think punishing kids regarding school/learning is a dangerous path to tread. School messes up motivation to learn enough as it is. This is something you need to reach him on in his intellect/emotions, talking about his future, what he wants for his life (besides a good woman like mom,) and how he intends to get there.
2007-04-05 02:54:54 · answer #3 · answered by cassandra 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wish I knew the answer to this!!!!!!! I have 9 year old twins.... One of them is sooooooo girl crazy it is rediculous...aren't they supposed to still think girls are icky at this age??????
Fortunately, my son is a straight A student, but if I see his grades slip from this..... I will be furious..... I would try refusing fun for him until the grades go up..... extended boredom should help the grades go up..
2007-04-05 04:55:26 · answer #4 · answered by erin_foss8191@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like what happened to me around that age. Yep-it hits some of us earlier than others.
Tell the little girls in his class to quit being so darned cute so your boy can focus more on his schoolwork.
2007-04-05 02:51:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
9 yrs old and he's already worried about girls??? my son won't even look at them yet. i have no idea what you can do.
2007-04-05 05:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
accept the fact that he will be a dad by 15 and a high school drop out by 17. better start pushing the military or a trade union...
2007-04-05 03:11:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
What do you do? Be glad he's not fixated on the boys, be very glad.
2007-04-05 02:48:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋