DS has just started yr2. He now has 2 pieces of homework a week plus spellings, and they are supposed to spend 15 minutes on each bit. No problem with that at all.
But DS is a terrible dreamer. He gets distracted so easily and it's takes him ages to finish anything. On Saturday we spent a whole hour on one bit, then did another hour on Sunday. This morning it still wasn't finished and he finally got his act together after breakfast and did it. I was determined that I would say 'No, time's up' and take it off him, but he was desperate not to hand it in unfinished. So basically he's spent absolutely ages on this and there will be no consequences iyswim.
WIBU to say, right, you have half an hour on Saturday and half an hour on Sunday to do this, and if it's not done, it's getting handed in unfinished? If there were actually some consequences to his faffing about he might start realising that he has to concentrate and focus and get on with it. It's such a waste of time, as well as it being hugely irritating to see him messing around. Also I have to 'helicopter parent' him to do anything otherwise he'd just sit there and moan about it for hours and hours, staring in to space and fiddling with the pencil.
Hope you have some advice!
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farewellfigure · 17/09/2014 14:08
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