Kat is having issues with her English with stuff in her book being "not true". For example she's learning about suffixes and in one sentence it wants her to use the root word "rake" and add the suffix "ed". The sentence is "We raked leaves on Saturday" and she's having issues because the sentence is "lying" because we didn't rake leaves on Saturday. I told her it was just pretending but she's not happy with that. How would you deal with this situation?

Tell her that These are examples of how to use the word, tell her that if you teach her how to say I have to go to the bathroom where may I find the toilet in another language, that she's not lying because she doesn't have to go potty now, but she'll know how to sya it right when the occasion arises.

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have Louise teach her....

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I agree with raspy and Honey.. Tell her they are just examples...

That is really cute btw...

I have a question too. My five year old boy tends to get stubborn and refuse to do his work almost every time we sit down to do it. I know he knows the answers (usually color the ones with the long 'o' sound type things) but he will get this look on his face and sometimes put up his hands by his forehead and eyes. Taking breaks doesn't resolve the problem because when we come back he does it again. I have threatened spanking him for behaving so stubbornly and that seems to work a little but I haven't actually followed through. Some days I think I should spank him for disobeying and being stubborn, but I hate to spank, so I am weak andm probaly fail in that area. When I am firm with him it usually works and he eventually gets out of his funk and does his stuff with less struggle. I suppose I should just step us and bring out the paddle and use it occasionally..


Any ideas? Suggestions?

Kat is exactly the same way. I wonder if it's the age. So, sorry I don't have the magic answer.

If not spanking some punishment that he will not want repeated and stick to it....

Spanking doesn't always works... it's just the quickest to get it over with and has not upkeep..... (grounding does you have to make sure they're not sneaking out of the grounding etc...)

Find a punishment that works that you can do and stick, with it......

For Andrea, it's a non-issue. She's got homework, she does it. She can't do anything "fun" until she's done with it. Period. :dunno:

I wouldn't spank b/c he doesn't want to do work. He'll associate schooling as a negative experience. But that's me I guess.
OS comes home and does his homework. We've rarely had issues. He isn't allowed to play until it gets done.
I know if a child fools around during class instead of work, during the 'fun' time, that child does their work.

When Candace was 5 years old and in kindergarten, if she didn't want to do her work at school, they gave her an "alternative", which was usually something to play with or on the computer.

Now with homeschooling, the more one on one we do, the better she gets and looks forward to doing her work. No problems. I think it could be that age range. More work, less fun ....lil 'tude.

Right, that's how they handled it in Andie's class. They didn't finish their work, they didn't get to do "fun" stuff....like crafts with Mrs. Crowson! B)

I have made it clear that the punishment would be for disobeying me. I don't want to to be associated with the schoolwork, but with the stubbornness anddisobedience. In other non-school areas he is stubborn too and I guess I just have to step up and address the stubbornness. When he gets like this I always address it as being stuborn and disobedient, not as "you etter doyour schoolwork!" so I hope that in his mind he is associating punishment with the behavior..

Same with my oldest. Not a problem with her at all. I guess its just a personality thing.....hopefully...

He seems to get over it later in the day, but that would be great if my husband worked later, but I have to have it all done by 3:00. YUCK!! I so hope that he will be able to change his work schedule someday....