homework: 8 yr old won't remember to turn in homework. what would you do?

Question

We spend hours on the work & he forgets to turn it in. The teachers say they will check his bag but they forget. What would your punishment be? Right now, he can't go outside.

Answer 1

Can't go outside huh? Is it working?

I would spank my son everytime he didn't turn his in. When he gets tired of getting spanked for that....he'll remember to turn it in.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Make a way for him to earn a reward for remembering to turn in his homework, like 5 stars he gets a happy meal, 10 he gets a movie, 15 he gets a specific toy. and have him have his teachers sign his assignment book when he turns it in and keep track on a white out board or something. it will give him something to work for so he'll put more effort into remembering. but then tell him if he forgets for a certain number of days he looses stars or points. And stick to it. Also taking away things that are important to him, a favorite toy if he looses too many and putting a certain number of stars to get the toy back. but make each goal attainable, and once he starts getting good at it, make the number higher to make it more of a challenge. making things a game can achieve the same results.

Answer 4

I went through the exact same thing when I was 9. The teacher gave us packets on Monday that were due on Friday. I would do the whole packet on Monday have my mom sign it then I would totally forget about and it would wind up on my floor or something. My mother discovered what was happening at a parent teacher conference. I was not punished instead my mother sat me down and explained things very logically to me. She said, "Now, Christina you spend hours on your homework, correct?" I replied yes. "Don't you even want to see the fruit of your labor. To find out how well you did on the homework and to get your grade back," I guess. This is the kicker, she then told me "Afterall, it will be you who will have to redue the fourth grade all over again if you don't begin to turn in your homework." Let's just say I did not repeat the fourth grade.

Try leveling with your kid and telling him how it is. It is his responsibility to turn in his homework not the teachers to go rifling through his bag looking for it. Gently remind him before school to turn in his homework.

Also, the thing with punishments is that you have to constantly keep reminding him of why his outside priviliges are being suspended or else he will forget why (just like forgeting to turn in his homework) and the lesson will not stick. You could try something like taking a bunch of his toys away and telling him that at the end of every week that he has turned all his homework in he gets to pick one toy to come back.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Make a chart he can put a sticker or something on and after so many without missing any, take him to pizza or something. When I use charts like that I make it 30 days without missing, so they dont think they will get it every 2 weeks, and there is not much of the school year left. We live in a small town so I use Chuck E Cheese, and I have girls so I am not sure if that would work on a boy or not, but its worth a shot.

Answer 6

Instead of punishment for not handling his homework how about rewarding him for handling the homework in. So everytime he remembers reward with a treat and if he does it for say 5 times in a roll allow a lunch order or hire a video game. Or draw up a star poster, with the days of weeks on it and get him to put a star eveytime his homework is handed in and with so many stars in a row reward him with a special treat. We are doing this with my 10 yr old son with his spelling words. Everytime he practise he gets a star when there is 10 stars up on the board he gets a treat of his choice. And this can continually for a whole month we will take him to the movies. i hope this helps as it is working for us it just might work for your 8 yr old.

Answer 7

Pin it to him or his backpack! Take it from a mother of 4 boys there is nothing worse than being 8 years old and going to school with a note from you attached to their homework pinned to their coat or backpack. Very embarrasing and very "kindergarten" this will also come in handy as a good threat and not acctully do it. The punishment has to fit the crime.

Answer 8

Well, personally I would try to find other things to remind him first and try them, before punishing him. Maybe pin a note to his bag, or have the teacher tape a note to his desk saying, "Please check you bag for homework." This note can stay taped there, so he will see it first thing when he sits down, before long, it will just become habbit for him to check his bag. Hope this works. Good luck.

Answer 9

my son went thru the same thing, he kept forgetting to turn in his homework. i talked to the teacher about it. everyday that he didn't turn it in, and it was brought back home, i would initial it, and date it. at the end of the week, the teacher would say Nicholas, i hear that you have a gift of homework for me. that worked. he would be a little embarrassed, but after awhile, he made sure he was first in line to turn it in.

Answer 10

My son does the same thing. This one of the many signs of ADD. Does he have any other signs? My son has a very mild case but you may want to educate yourself on some of the other symptoms to rule this out. If he does have it punishment is really not the way to go becasue this is not really a choice for these kids they truthfully forget easily and need to be prompted more often than kids that dont have ADD.

Answer 11

God, my daughter went throught that too.

Honestly, just help him learn to be more responsible, I mean, he's only a child now, who is used to mommy doing everything for him. So just remind him each night to make sure his homework is in his bookbag (check yourself too)

Make it a habit until he learns that turning in homework is important.