Accepting The wrong!
By liyan97
@liyan97 (2127)
Northern Mariana Islands
May 5, 2007 6:16pm CST
I have three kids nine being the oldest. At times his grades would fluctuate in school from "A" down to "D", at that point I am all over my son, explaining to him the importance of school and good grades. There are often times before I lay down to sleep, when I wonder if my approach towards him was wrong. Am I pushing him to hard? I mean he is only nine years old! Is there a differnt approach that I can take, to get my point across? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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@Marshell (60)
• United States
6 May 07
I am 47 years old,I started out loving school;my grades where A's and B's. As I got older, it seemed my attention wandered more and more.Instead of setting up a structured work area, my parents, and the school,thought I was goofing off.So I was punished. There has been a lot of progress since then. Here are my suggestions:
1.)Remain calm
2.)Insist your son do his homework at a certain time each day.Probably as soon as he gets home. That way, it is still fresh in his mind, and he is still in "school" mode.
3.)Do not hover, but make it clear that if he needs help, you are there.If you do not understand something, be honest and tell him.
4.)Some times, some children need more visual time. Do not be afraid to use and have him help make flash cards. Having him help make them also has obvious effect.
5.)If he is having trouble with math, teach him to cook! His friends need never to know.Sewing, especially the measuring part, is also helpful.Building birdhouses, even out of cardboard, is another good example.
6.)Use sticky notes as reminders.Like: Big Test, don't forget to study!Or, goals reminders:Pass your History quiz and I'll take you to the ball park Friday;etc.
7.) Be patient, yes, again. Trust me, nothing is ever solved when you are livid!
Remember, each child is unique, some learn quicker, some learn slower.Just pay attention and try to make his experience in learning interesting; even if the school doesn't.
@PsychoDude (2013)
• Netherlands
6 May 07
Rather than basically putting him down if he fails reward him if he performs. That'd give it more reason to perform well again.
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@pumpkinjam (8768)
• United Kingdom
6 May 07
As long as you are not too hard on him when his grades are lower, then he should be ok. Those things will happen at that age. Maybe because the particular subject isn't interesting to the child or possibly be because he just wasn't having a good day. He is only nine so you shouldn't push him into getting good grades but you should encourage him. Maybe when you explain the importance of good grades, you should also tell him that lower grades are ok, you are proud of him for trying and ask if he did his best. If he knows you are proud of him for trying, he will try even harder.
@pumpkinjam (8768)
• United Kingdom
7 May 07
I don't think there is any need to scold him. It's better to reward him for doing well rather than punishing him for not.
@liyan97 (2127)
• Northern Mariana Islands
6 May 07
Thank You 4 the response! I guess ultimately the issue I am having is not knowing if I am too hard on him. I guess it's just a mothers guilt. I just feel bad when ever I have to scold him or take his game boy away until he advances in school.
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@suraj5747 (207)
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6 May 07
Hi in every house their are children who are a bit playful who ahrdly listen to their parents @studies and how much ever they study they dont write in their exam and come at last get less marks where parenbeing responsible.and i would like to tell that why dont you all make ur child study daily his subjects his homeworks to be completed dad to day and make him revise his daily subjects often so that he will not forget the subjects and will reach the stage where he was..