Bad parenting...
I hung out with my Little Brother yesterday. And he was SIX WEEKS behind in his homework. When I dropped him off and told mom that he was six weeks behind her response was, "I tell him to do it, he just don't want to". Since when is homework already a choice in the FIRST GRADE?!? It amuses me greatly trying to think of what would have happened if I just didn't *want* to do my homework in the 1st Grade. LOL. Oh gawd, I'm suddenly scared. Even more sad to me is that his family is already more attentive and involved with what we're doing than my previous Little. So overall, it's a better experience.
Here's my ethical dilemma. Should my Little be rewarded for catching up and doing what he should have been doing all along? I most certainly want him to catch up (now he's only three weeks behind) but I don't want all of our time to be school work. I totally want to mess around and have fun too. We didn't get to have our Chutes and Ladders rematch this week because the whole time was spent on homework =(
Gotta pack my lunch and go to work.
posted by -=a=- @ 4:55 PM
3 Comments:
Yes, is it the child's fault that his parents are not teaching him to learn the skills to stay caught up on his homework. You should reward him for his effort. Once the two of you have time to develop your time together, he'll stay on track.
Thanks. I thought so too. He of course loves the evil McPlace so I was thinking a happy meal for catching up this week. Plus then I know he's eaten. ::sigh::
Kids can almost always eat McCrap, even if the kid has been fed. Besides what kid would turn down a treat with their Big? Especially if he can go and brag to his siblings how lucky he is with his Big!
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