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To think my kids could be a bit more motivated

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Wotsitsname · 05/03/2023 13:40

My kids complain about everything they do. I have to have arguments with them every time they do sports/homework/go to school. Is this normal? Other kids seem to do much more than they do. For context in terms of after school things they do a sport twice a week. At the weekend on Saturday they do a sport for one hour and Sunday they have a tutor for one hour and homework to do. Is that too much? The only thing they seem to like doing is playing on their iPad. Why are they so unmotivated?

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Mariposista · 05/03/2023 18:27

Remove the iPad. They’re addicted.

ftp · 20/01/2024 23:31

You do seem to have a reasonable balance, but the general thread here is that i-pad is bad. It is quite surprising that, if you channel their use, it can be a benefit.
(just watch their eye distance and posture)
And do not forget that pretty much ALL children are behind at the moment.

Even as young as they are, they can collaborate on homework via their computers.
Great learning sources https://thekidshouldseethis.com , https://usborne.com/gb/books/browse-by-age/7-11-years

The school even offer links like times table practise games
Free eBook library | Oxford Owl from Oxford University Press

You could also get them doing exercise videos, or similar.

A random selection of things my 9 year old grandson found:

SPaG Monsters
How did life on Earth begin?https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/ten-cloud-names-with-photo-examples

Ready Jet Go! . Games | PBS KIDS https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/what-is-life-dr-sammy-crash-course-biology https://usborne.com/gb/quicklinks/quicklink/15260-maps-activity-book Games | Center for Science Education https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money/

How did life on Earth begin?

"The dance between life and the planet has been going on for a long time," entomologist Dr Samuel Ramsey explains in this Crash Course Biology video. And

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-did-life-on-earth-begin-video

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