Does anybody have any advice or similar experience to this?
I have recently had feedback from school that my 6 year old boy will not engage in any aspect of lessons and will only complete work if somebody sits watching over his shoulder and is contstantly on his case. For example, his teacher showed me a list of 20 or so words that he had said he didn't know in class today and I know he does from his homework. He has been really acting up and being quite disruptive and his very experienced teacher is getting exasperated. She seems to think he is bright enough, but just does't want to do any of the work.
He also doesn't want to be involved in any structured group activity outside of school (and never has, even since he was a toddler) and I have tried him in many over the last 2 years - swimming, karate, football. None have been a success, and up until now, I had decided to let such ventures slide if he was not enjoying it as I thought it would be a bad idea to push things that he didn't like. I am now wondering if this is completely the wrong thing and I have to come down on him hard with constant structure to turn it around?
He is so negative about school and learning, and quite down on himself, although (I think) I really do try to encourage him with praise and positive messages I can't seem to get them through.
I am on the brink of turning from a fairly laid back but loving parent into a really really strict one over this issue, as I am feeling worried that I must have got it so wrong for him to be behaving like this.
Can anyone help?