Your child forgot to bring his/her homework to school. What do you do?

Maybe I'm harsh, but something like that I'd do the following: Prepare an invoice for your time, gas and everything else. Let him know this is how much it cost him for this "service" (you can knock on a reminder-ignoring surcharge if you want) Then you can lower his allowance (as you suggested) until such amount is recovered, or you can price it in terms of lost hours of video games/TV/going to bed earlier/desserts, etc. But before you do any of that, I would talk with him and see why this happened. To be honest, when I was kid, the primary reason for me leaving my homework at home was my mom yelling at me every 2-3 minutes in the morning to get ready causing me to lose my trend of thought and forgetting what needs to go in the bag, what needs to come out, what needs to be brought, etc. This didn't stop until University, when my mother couldn't bother me in the morning - it was amazing how much my average shot up because I NEVER got a zero anymore.

if it was normal homework then i would let him/her go through the consiquenses but if it was a special project that they really needed then i would bring it to him/her at the school

Oh I know how this is. My niece doesn't usually leave them at home but it has happened. I agree that if it had been a normal, every day assignment then no don't take it in. This was something special and could really have effected his grade. So I would have taken it in as well if at all possible. I saw where he did get embarassed at having to have you bring it in so I'm sure he learned that he doesn't want it to happen again. That might have been worth the time and effort.

Yes I would have taken it to him,because if not it could have affected his grade. however, I would punish him because he did not obey you when you told him to put it in his bag. He need to know that when he is told by you his mother to do something, he should not neclect to do it, and he should do it before he forget.

Seamonkey, in my case because it was a special project I also would have taken it to school, but when he returned home in the afternoon there would be a consequence, such as no phone for 2 days or through the weekened. No video games or what would hurt my son and get the message across would be no phone and no skateboarding for the weekend. You had to stop take time out of your day and run that to him after asking him several times to put it in his back pack. Otherwise I would not have taken it to school and let him take the cut in grade. My Son knows that anything below a B is grounding the entire 6 weeks untill the grades improve. There is no argument, he knows this.

My daughter is usually pretty good about her homework. After it is done she puts it in her folder and back into her backpapck. I think though that if she did forget it one day I would probably take it to her at her school. The teacher has a discipline rule that if you forget it, you get benched, and I wouldn't want my daughter to miss out on her play time.

i personally would not have popped the assignment into his bag, if it was that important he needs to learn how to be responsible for his actions, and he needs to treasure hiw belongings more.

That is a tough question! If it was a special competition...I would really struggle with taking it to him or not. One of my sons has a problem with remembering his things also. And I have had to take them to him many of times. But i finally said it was enough because if it were that important...he would have to remember. So, I would struggle with if I should take it to him or not. I know how sensitive he is and if I did not, he would be very upset and disappointed. Not only because I didn't bring it...but also because he forgot. So...I probably would have taken it to him. However, it would come with a warning....that I would NEVER do it again no matter what. LOL And if it did happen again, I would have to stick to my word and not take it.

I wouldn't have caved. He doesn't seem to be learning a lesson. How hard is it for him to put it in his backpack? If it's finished, I don't see his issue. Maybe the night before school you need to tell him to put it in his bag, and watch him do it.

If my child remembers that they left their homework at school on the way home, i make them go back and get it. Usually the school is open for at least an hour after the kids get out. If they leave it home, yep its up to them to explain it to their teacher...before i started back at work, once in awhile i bailed them, but now they are old enough to plan ahead, but i do remind them before i leave (that goes for their lunches too)...the girls are 10 and 13 - so you think they would remember lol, but inevitably even I forget stuff sometimes lol

that's hard. i probably would have taken it into school, but i would have made sure he learned his lesson at home. stuff like that for school is hard b/c you want them to learn their lesson, but those grades follow them and you don't want them to do poorly b/c school is so competitive these days. yeah, i would have caved, but he would have gotten when he got home. we're talking some extra chores, maybe something that he has to REMEMBER to do on a certain day or certain time....

Personally, if it were me, I wouldn't have taken it in. If I had repeated myself many times over, and he still failed to do as I had asked, I would have let him fail to learn his lesson. That may sound harsh, but somethings being harsd is the only way to get them to pay attention. Good luck in the future with him.

Been there but I think my problem was a bit different. My son didn't just forget. He did his homework but he wouldn't turn it in. If I made sure it went to school with him it usually ended up stacked in his locker and never made it to the classroom or the teacher.

First of all can you please tell me how old is your son.Because if he is yaoung it is normal for him at that age,as child are carefree and we have to let them enjoy their freedom and carelessness. By the time he will understand his responsibility. But if he is little big then you have to think why is he behaving like that.You have to teach him discipline with patience.And always remember there is no harm to help your child but it is also our responsibility to teach them to be responsible.

Honestly, if I reminded my daughter or sons 4 times about their homework and they STILL forgot it, I would not take it to them, competition or not. As parents we cannot be expected to do more than we already do, and kids have to learn to take the consequences of forgetting things. Hopefully they'd learn quickly enough to start remembering things. I have a system with my kids where we get what they need for the next day ready the night before. We make sure they have all the homework thats due to be handed in packed in their bags, and all thats left to do the next morning is make sure they have everything else they need and off they go. It cuts down on time thats for sure!

As your son has already been reminded many times about his assignment, I guess it is his responsibilities to hand it up on time. If it is really a special competition project and he is serious about it, he should not have forgotten to bring it to school with him. If I were you, I would not cave in. I want him to learn that it's not ok to do such things. Let him miss out on this competition if I were you. Parents are there to guide their children but it is up to that individual to heed our advise. No point us going all out if its not being appreciated.

That not a bad thing in that age....i would not shout at him/her,but instead i would just ask him the reason why he has not done homework..if he tell the trueth ,infact i would be more happy on him...

It's really hard to say. If he is reallly forgetting to take , you should teach him gradually. But if he leaves it at home on purpose, it should be noticed.

i should say, i will bring it to school too even if i know it's not th good thing to do

Children really have the tendency to forget their priorities sometimes due to their natural inclination to play and to mingle with friends. As a parent, you should talk to your child sincerely on this matter and let him realize his fault/s. When I was a child, I was also stubborn; my father would even spank me just to do things right. By that time, because I was really afraid to be spanked, then I immediately follow my parents' commands or advices. But Im not saying you'll do the same. There are many ways of disciplining your child though.