What do you do when your 10 yr old child has just got his progress report and he HAD all A's and B's and now he has mostly D's and C's and One F? Should I ground him. How do I go about making sure he gets better grades in the future?
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He should lose something for his actions or lack there of. Children seem to hit a wall at that age onto 13 and it is like they say oh well. Check with his teachers and see if they have noticed any change in him. I would hate to say it becuase of his age but drugs could be a factor.
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be a more proactive parent. ask to see his homework and test grades throughout the marking period and don't just wait for the progress report. ask the teacher if she can require your child to get each graded assignment and test signed by you, so you can be sure to know where he stands at all times. if he knows you have to see his grades each week, he's more likely not to slack off. if he has a genuine learning disability, odds are it would have manifested earlier and he woudlnt have gotten a's and b's last period.
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Usually when a child's grades drop so drastically there is something that has changed and become disruptive in his/her life. I suggest you become one of the most understanding parents you can be and get the child to open up to you. Grounding a child for bring home bad grades should be done as a later result due to laziness but this problem could go much deeper and will not do much for raising their grades. Our goal in raising children should be seeking out the trouble spots and correcting them as they move forward, not so much punishing them into submission. Not to say your child has not become lazy and this is the problem but it is best not to assume this until you have all the facts.
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his grades may reflect something else going on with him. I would schedule a parent teacher conference and see what is going on. If the teachers says he is capable but not applying himself then he needs to have a specific time for homework and also either ground him or make it positive by telling him if he brings up his grades and works hard you will do something special together. Good luck!
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