Alexis Sheppard asked, I have two kids and this is our second year homeschooling. My oldest is a self-starter - she realizes the value in getting the work done and often has all her daily schoolwork and household chores done before lunch so she can be prepared for any fun activities that come up. My youngest (9 years old) is a highly distractible child. She procrastinates and often spends HOURS doing a single assignment (not due to lack of understanding, just lack of desire and focus). Our house rule is that you work until you are done with the assignments - whether that is 11am or 5pm. She CAN do the work - about 50% of the time she does just fine on any given assignment. It isnt that she is struggling - she just isnt doing it. We have tried breaks often - we have tried incentives - nothing works to keep her going. For example, this morning she got up, got dressed, and completed core work (vocabulary, spelling, penmanship, grammar, etc.) but then she stopped. Now we are trying to re-engage for math and household chores, but who is to say if we will make it to history and science later on or if she will still be working on math? She isnt doing other things - she is sitting at the table with her math. But her mind isnt present and anything can distract her (up to and including NOTHING) My question is: how do I reward my oldest with the fun activities she earns, without compromising on my youngest getting her work done? I cant take my oldest out for fun field trips and leave the younger one at home - but it really isnt fair that my oldest is done and has to miss out on privileges (even some electronic (TV/video game) time) because her sister is dawdling on assignments.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 01:07:58 +0000
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