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Any advice re screen time fir year 11s and how to keep the noses of lazy but bright kids to the grindstone without making them stressed about GCSEs? [Edited by MNHQ at OP's request]

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OneHamm3r · 03/09/2019 17:02

Just that really. Dreading this year and could go with some advice on how to handle it all.

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OneHamm3r · 04/09/2019 14:11

How helpful Maiden,my parenting has clearly failed.

Never has electronics in bedroom overnight, although we just found out at beginning of hols he snuck an old iPad in. I limit to 2 hours a day but fed up of the rows and monitoring. Good idea re filling up time and organisation.

Problem is he’ll get 6 and 7s with zero effort but should be aiming for 8 and 9s( and needs them). He still isn’t getting the importance of GCSEs.
He daydreams too and isn’t that organised. Desk tidy at moment though.

Any other ideas? Will check out that thread.

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carbonatedbrains · 04/09/2019 08:59

I feel your pain. We have a rule about DS plugging in phone downstairs by 10pm on school nights, but it does cause arguments. The playstation/tv is downstairs so that's not an issue, and he plays a lot of sport, but when at home he spends most of his evening on the phone to his Girlfriend. He does all his homework with her on Facetime at the same time and says it helps him study (she goes to a different school so they're not doing the same homework). Fingers crossed he's right. He did one early and got a 9, so he has the upper hand on that argument for the moment. Smile

Sososour · 04/09/2019 07:45

Phone etc outside of bedroom overnight and not used for a bit (half hour?) before bed to help to get ready for sleep
Desk/Workstation sorted with stationary /notes/ books for each subject easily accessible.
School work/ Notes sorted to find out missing bits of syllabus or weak spots
Family box set tv viewing
Family days out
Help with cooking in evening. Anything which (sometimes sneakily) upped contact also helped to settle/ de-stress .
Walks (if you can get them to do it )
Good luck!

MaidenMotherCrone · 03/09/2019 19:36

By year 11 I'd hope they were self regulating.

Oblomov19 · 03/09/2019 19:30

Come and join the year 11 thread. It's fab!

hormonesorDHbeingadick · 03/09/2019 19:29

Ex teacher. Make sure all electronics are out the bedroom over night.

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OneHamm3r · 03/09/2019 19:28

Title has been edited to year 11.

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RedskyLastNight · 03/09/2019 17:47

Assuming you mean Year 11, why not come and join us on the Year 11 support thread?