Our 8 year old DD is in Y3 and has basically just stopped trying at school.
She's a bright girl, and has managed to get this far without having to try very hard at all. Now she's encountering stuff where she has to think, it's like she can't be bothered.
She forgets to bring homework home ( there isn't a lot- perhaps half an hour a week), does it badly and half heartedly, doesn't really try in tests and just doesn't seem that interested. The teacher has noticed a real difference in her attitude over this last term.
She still goes to school quite happily, gets lots of time to just play and muck around, gets to chill and watch TV, and is usually in bed by 8- 8:30pm. She's eating okay, and not complaining of pain anywhere.
Neither of her older sisters did this at this time, home life is pretty normal although DD3 is quite tired atm. She's just sat her Grade 1 piano, which she found a bit stressful but it wasn't a bad experience in the end.
Has anyone got any ideas? Here favourite subjects are maths and science and the school is quite an academic one and is trying to keep her attention so I don't think she's bored.
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FiveHoursSleep · 03/04/2014 10:30
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