aliinnc

I definitely agree with MusicMom about socialization in middle school. I think you often see a change in behavior because the social side of life is so important in middle school.

I have one concrete piece of advice. Does your son have an agenda to record assignments? If he doesn't, go buy a datebook with enough space on each day to write down all his assignments. You will need to enlist the help of his teacher(s) for the next step. Ask his teachers to check his agenda at the end of each class to make sure he's recorded all his assignments. Then have the teacher initial it.

Then each night you check the agenda, check your son's completed homework, and initial the agenda. This procedure is recommended by teachers at my daughter's school for kids who aren't completing all their assignments. Hope this helps.