Re: question for parents of school age children

[Guest guest]

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Weve had this trouble with Nova.. and occasionally still have that

trouble w/ her. Drew and I go thru her backpack in the evening and

clean it out. Theres always stuff in there that shouldnt be in

there. We let her know that toys arent to be taken to school and

that we'll be doing random checks. If theyre found, shes on

restriction which in our house means no tv, radio, computer, toys

etc. She can read books in her room, do her homework, study and help

out around the house w/ extra chores. Theyre 13 and almost 9 now..

but this has been a house rule since the beginning. I dont think

kids are too young for chores... the chores just have to be age

appropriate. For example, Ethan at 2 will clean his room w/ help

every night before bed and put away all the toys he's strewn about.

If he brings any in the living room, he cleans those too.

Not that I always agree w/ Dr Phil but on this one particular issue,

I do. If it gets extreme, take EVERYTHING out of his room except his

clothes and bed and he has to earn the stuff back.

HTH,

Lori

and Elijah 7.5 mo atypical RCF DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am not having this problem with either Owen or but

my " inexperienced " advice would be to meet with 's teacher

and work out some sort of reward system within the classroom. They

should be willing to work with you. Good luck!

Marilouise

9/9/03, LCF, DBB 12-16/24

Owen and 3/20/99

> Everyone in here has provided me with such good advice thus far I

need to

> ask yet another question but this time about my soon to be 6 year

old son.

> He is a great kid and all around funny little guy (maybe he likes

fun too

> much). I got a note home from school saying that he hasn't been

listening,

> he keeps fooling around with the other kids and doesn't finish his

work

> because of this. He doesn't have any kind of attention disorder

because he

> can focus when " HE " wants to. I tried taking his computer away

and TV etc

> but he came home again today and I found out that he had a toy in

his pocket

> that he was messing with during Reading!!! What do I do? What

harsher

> punishment can I give? I don't want the class clown or worse

the " bad " kid

> in the class. I know that somebody on here had to have experienced

> something similar to this and I would love to hear how you

modified your

> child's behavior. I know that this situation needs to be

addressed now

> because I am setting the stage for his academic future.

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