Hello, everyone. I am new here, and found this forum today, after searching for a place where I could find some like-minded souls. I am struggling with my son who is in 3rd grade. He is having a horrible time in school. He has a hard time staying on task, paying attention, keeping his mouth shut and hands to himself, etc. His grades are horrible. I've preached, and yelled, and begged, and bribed. I've tried to make him understand that if he doesn't bring his grades up, he is going to be in the 3rd grade again, and he doesn't seem to care. Spelling is one of our battles. We can sit and study every night. We are up to writing them 5 times each and then doing a "practice" test each night and he is still bringing home D's. I've told him is he will bring home an A on his spelling tests, I will give him $. That did seem to interest him some. My mother, and even his teacher, think I should spank him for the bad grades, but I think that is carrying things too far, but I don't know what to do for him. I have even begun to wonder about ADD/ADHD. I hate to put him on pills. Anyone out there have any ideas? Thank you soo much for any help! I am at my wits end!
Amy
Amy