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Originally Posted by QueenAccountant
Is he bored with school work? That was a HUGE problem for me when I was younger. My dad used to teach me more advanced topics, so I would want to learn them because it was a "challenge." For example, we would compete against each other doing timed tests like all the multiplication tables...100 problems in 5 minutes. I can make one up for you if you'd like.
Does he like to read? I think when I was that age I read the whole "Goosebumps" series of books. You could also try maybe doing some "Stories with a Hole" which you would read him a story, but there's a part missing out of it, which he would have to figure out. You can ask questions but they have to be Yes/No questions only.
I give you kudos for actually caring enough, that you want to help your son. Most people don't even try (somehow it was ok to have ADD, but when my Bipolar kicked in my parents didn't even want to acknowledge it).
If I think of more ways I'll let you know. Good Luck!  |
Thank you SOOOO much for the ideas! He gets bored with just about everything that doesn't have to do with computers, video games or his camera. LOL
He got sent home yesterday for the second time in 3 days and so he didn't have any of his electronics. He ended up playing with his moonsand and cutting out figures from his holographic papers. He was so bored that I was about to give in and let him use his electronics, but then I knew that would be a really bad idea.
He isn't a big reader, but he loves to do his homework done so he can play. The problem is that you can't really read his writing. He is super smart and when he reads to us he does it well.
I really like the idea of reading part of the story and have him fill in the rest. I have never done that before!
He likes math so doing them together the way you said is a great idea.
Thanks again!
