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Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:51 pm to BOSCEAUX
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Keeping them blind to what lies ahead is doing them a disservice.
And telling them isn't always effective. Sometimes they need to struggle and even fail to understand. That's been the toughest part but probably the most important. I have a brother-in-law who's 27 and can't figure out how to set up automatic bill pay from his checking account. My wife didn't need her parents to be tough on her; he did. But they enabled him and helped him too much with everything and now he's basically keeping them from retiring.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:51 pm to tke857
This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:52 pm to BOSCEAUX
quote:This always helped me honestly. Even in high school I couldn't really focus until I left my phone in my room and sat in the dining room until shite was done.
Younger kids need more structure to keep them on track. Might try having him do his homework at the kitchen or dining room table.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:53 pm to The Mick
My kid is the same way.
I had to pull the video games.
I had to pull the video games.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:54 pm to ell_13
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My wife didn't need her parents to be tough on her; he did. But they enabled him and helped him too much with everything and now he's basically keeping them from retiring.
I assume she is older? I am in this exact situation. My younger sibling cant tell the difference from his left and right foot but my parents still baby his arse. He is 26. Idk if he will ever get out. I blame him for not wanting to better himself but I also blame my parents for not pushing him.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:54 pm to iAmBatman
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Your kid sounds like a bitch
Sorry your parents left your arse at the state fair to be part of the freak exhibit.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:54 pm to ell_13
My son is a self motivator and was simple to raise, my daughter now 13 is going to be a different story. She's not a bad kid at all but needs outside motivation still. She'll come around eventually. Fingers crossed 
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:55 pm to Kraut Dawg
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The problem lies when you're having to have the same conversation w/ a 30 year old who is not your child.
Yeah I could foresee that as a problem. I assume youve had to do this? What brought you into that situation? Color me intrigued.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:55 pm to The Mick
Yeah.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:56 pm to Kraut Dawg
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You're having this conversation to your 10 year old child. It will be fine. The problem lies when you're having to have the same conversation w/ a 30 year old who is not your child.
Wow... yea that's much more worrisome
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:57 pm to tke857
quote:She is older. We both turn 30 this year.
I assume she is older?
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:58 pm to tke857
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The other day my son got a few bad grades in his test packet. I took away his electronics and such (tough life I know...) and told him he couldn't play on them until he brought his grades up. He's 10. He got really upset then says school is getting hard and it's difficult to remember to do all the school work, study, etc...I know what he is capable of when he applies himself and I know what the result will be when he doesn't.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 1:59 pm to tke857
Yeah, but did he lose in dodgeball?
That could REALLY scar him for life.
That could REALLY scar him for life.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 2:00 pm to iAmBatman
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iAmBatman
Do you pride yourself on being the biggest piece of shite a-hole on this website?
Posted on 4/11/17 at 2:00 pm to tke857
Yes Good Start, I'm in College now and those lessons gave me the discipline to study for a week for engineering exams and to stay up all night when need be. I once had a terrible grade in a class and my dad told me I had to go and cut down about 4-5 metric tons of Bamboo with a handsaw and haul it to the burn pit. Once I had finished cutting and hauling it revealed this ugly metal fence on the neighbors yard and he told me to watch it grow back. After spending many hours each day hauling and cutting bamboo only to watch it grow back reminded me each day what was in store if I didn't keep my grades up.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 2:02 pm to tke857
sounds like you got a good kid. good work
Posted on 4/11/17 at 2:04 pm to tke857
My son is 17 months old and I know its way too early to be thinking about this sort of thing but, I sometimes make a mental note of things I am reminded of from my own childhood and lessons I need to teach him one day. Outside of your fatherly duty to teach the art of checking ones knuckles, baw. Fatherhood is the best.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 2:04 pm to BOSCEAUX
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Younger kids need more structure to keep them on track. Might try having him do his homework at the kitchen or dining room table.
Precisely. Kids that age need to be taught how to study. Some of it is basic impulse control, but it can also involve strategies on how to attack the material.
Simply not giving the kid answers is a good start, but sometimes you can look for incorrect ways of approaching the material. It can help prevent the kid from feeling frustrated that he isn't understanding something immediately.
Learning isn't always about effort, sometimes it simply boils down to finding better ways to understand new concepts.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 2:08 pm to Bmath
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Simply not giving the kid answers is a good start, but sometimes you can look for incorrect ways of approaching the material. It can help prevent the kid from feeling frustrated that he isn't understanding something immediately.
Agreed. So...for example he wasnt getting the concept of perimeter. With 2 shapes combined but not same shapes. On a separate sheet of paper I drew up my own and showed him how I figured it out. He then got it instantly and got the right answer on his HW. He even thanked me for showing him. Im just glad it was something simple like that....I dread the days of trig and calc. Ill have to be up nights trying to remember how to do that shite just to help him.
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