My son is doing GCSEs in May. He has good intentions but when it comes down to it is getting distracted by screens. He does most of his revision on the computer (very poor handwriting so uses laptop to write in school. Says he needs Internet to revise) so unless I stand next to him it's difficult for me to monitor. Also, he is prioritising getting in screen time over doing a good job on his homework.
He is on track to do well in most subjects, but is in real danger of failing English, and not achieving the A-grade he needs to do maths A-level.
Has anyone tried Cold Turkey or any other means of blocking distracting sites for certain periods during the day?
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pollyparker · 10/03/2017 04:33
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