A Case of Parental Responsibility.
While perusing today's Houston Chronicle I ran across this Article and thought to myself "Now here is a parent that obviously cares about the welfare of her daughter enough to try to get across to her the importance of an education."
But then I read a bit further that some nutjob "Child Psychologist" thinks this is just horrible and that the Mother is "psychologically killing" this wayward kid.
Uh EXCUSE ME? What cracker jack box did your diploma come out of? Or did you attend the same school Shirley DeLibrio did?
Look, she's tried taking away privileges, she tried making her give up Basketball and Track. He claims "it is better to reward good behavior than punishing bad behavior" NO No No NO! It is important to do both! But in the absence of good behavior to reward, you have to work with what you have.
I have a 12 year old that if left to her own devices would be headed down the same track. She isn't disruptive in class, she is actually well behaved, but she forgets to do her work, or looses it or forgets to turn it in, and the work she does do is rushed through and only half-done most of the time. we've tried a number of things to get her to document what her homework is, and to have her get her teachers to initial her "tracker" (essentially a day planner issued by the school to all students) to ensure she is writing it all down correctly. we've tried many of the same methods with limited success. I'm afraid I may need to cobble up a sandwich board for her if things don't improve.
But then I read a bit further that some nutjob "Child Psychologist" thinks this is just horrible and that the Mother is "psychologically killing" this wayward kid.
Uh EXCUSE ME? What cracker jack box did your diploma come out of? Or did you attend the same school Shirley DeLibrio did?
Look, she's tried taking away privileges, she tried making her give up Basketball and Track. He claims "it is better to reward good behavior than punishing bad behavior" NO No No NO! It is important to do both! But in the absence of good behavior to reward, you have to work with what you have.
I have a 12 year old that if left to her own devices would be headed down the same track. She isn't disruptive in class, she is actually well behaved, but she forgets to do her work, or looses it or forgets to turn it in, and the work she does do is rushed through and only half-done most of the time. we've tried a number of things to get her to document what her homework is, and to have her get her teachers to initial her "tracker" (essentially a day planner issued by the school to all students) to ensure she is writing it all down correctly. we've tried many of the same methods with limited success. I'm afraid I may need to cobble up a sandwich board for her if things don't improve.
posted by Rorschach at
11/17/2005 10:15:00 AM
3 Comments:
I thought it was a novel way to get the kid's attention. Sometimes it takes a figurative whack on the head to get kids' attention these days.
My nine year old suffers from some of the same homework problems (rushed work, improperly checked)as your daughter. One can't very well reward (beyond praise) a child for actually doing what she is supposed to do. In cases like missed or shoddy homework assignments, punishment seems the best option.
Further proof that a PhD doesn't reflect one's level of intelligence.
S.
Mom would probably like to do more than just "psychologically" kill the little b@st@rd! :^D
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