My two teens were on their way to my room today to discuss something.
The 14 y.o. knew that in the course of that discussion, he was going to get ‘caught’ today in an infraction going several weeks back (a school subject he has consistently left undone), but he couldn’t stop laughing (mostly nerves).
My 17 year old’s FB status about the conversation she had with her brother.
She: Bro! You need to get serious!
He: I am serious! I am seriously afraid for my life!
My 14 y.o. does not have FB. So this was my reply on her wall:
He needed to be afraid. He thinks he got off, but he has no idea what’s in store for him next week.
Let’s let it be our little secret. Just something we keep between the three of us- you, me, and the FB collective of our nearest and dearest friends, relations, and utter strangers.
And now The Common Room readers, too, of course.
I foresee a spotless house and lots of bonding time with Mom.=)
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All joking aside, what DO you do with a student who is not getting done what needs to get done. Does the extra housework thing really work?
The extra housework is for disobedience. What really works is keeping Student by your side all day long and redirecting distractability and checking assignments as they are done. Don’t expect what you don’t inspect. So for a while, he will be doing all of his schoolwork in the same room where I am, wherever that happens to be (other than the bathroom).