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Post by kppy on Apr 27, 2006 21:09:11 GMT -5
.....and so has the can't sit still, can't finish work, crankiness. and if ya think i'm bad, you should see my son!  but seriously, we are both struggling right now to get our work done and staying on task. my son is making way more mistakes on his work and his handwriting is really bad! i want to be outside in the garden and doing "spring-cleanup" things. we just returned from a break and i guess are both finding it difficult to get back into the swing of things. any suggestions?  |
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Post by misty on Apr 27, 2006 21:32:55 GMT -5
Well, when my daughter gets like that I have her get some excersize before working.
Maybe take a short walk, play a quick game of hoops, even just doing some jumping jacks might help.
Also, can you hold part of your class outside? Incorporate nature into the schoolday. Sit in your yard under a tree to do math, Make a picnic lunch, ANYTHING to break up the boredom of traditional learning!
GOOD LUCK!
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Post by kppy on Apr 28, 2006 5:55:48 GMT -5
i may to do more of that. he helps me outside some and yesterday, unloaded a bunch of bricks from my truck to the back yard (a long haul!)
we take trips usually in the middle of the day to grocery shop/run errands and he does take breaks between his work. i think what he's missing most is social contact during the day. he plays in the mornings with his brother and a couple neighbor boys before the bus comes and then after school till bedtime. not sure how much more i can do in that department.
i'll offer more outside time and see if that helps. maybe it's just me! maybe i'm the one that needs a break (i certainly good use a bit more myself!) hmmm, i'll have to se what i can do....
thanks,
kppy
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Post by trid on Apr 28, 2006 19:07:45 GMT -5
It sounds like you have one on the bus and one at home. So, I would guess the brother on the bus has homework to do? Can you change to evening school hours for a few weeks? Patrick works most diligently between 11 and 2 a.m. I don't like the hours for him, but it is when he gets the most out of his time spent. There are no distractions like cars driving down the road, or birds flying by the windows, and the phone never rings. No good shows on TV, and no sunshine to lure him out of doors. His friends aren't online, so there aren't any IM's popping up either. I really think it is just a ploy to get my undivided attention! His brother is a morning bird, and wants to up and shining at 8 a.m. I can't burn the candle at both ends, so I give them both some help and they both give me some sleep time... sometimes.
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Post by kppy on Apr 28, 2006 21:20:30 GMT -5
i don't think i could survive your schedule #00ROFLOL#
my 3 kids are all in bed by 9pm and i'm not far behind them! how do you do it?
i applaud your creativity tho. maybe when my kids are older i'll give that a try.
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Post by cynthiatweedle on Apr 30, 2006 11:29:11 GMT -5
i'll offer more outside time and see if that helps. maybe it's just me! maybe i'm the one that needs a break (i certainly good use a bit more myself!) hmmm, i'll have to se what i can do.... thanks, kppy Good point!! Sounds like you have very little time for yourself. I am taking a break the second week in May to go visit a cousin. It's just two days but it will seem like a life time because it will be filled with my kinda fun - genealogy. I had just bored myself to death with the same routine when I came up with the idea to get back on my genealogy research. It really perks me up and I think the kids need to see that in me as bad as I need it, though I know there will be many complaints about my going. They WILL survive it though my attitude has been they can't live without me even for a day. I hope this will inspire you. I also wanted to say that they seem to be giving more breaks at school now. I think this is because the kids are really tired of school by this time, and so are their teachers! It is amazing how much time they are spending on field trips and other stuff. So, maybe it is the same for your son. Maybe he is just school tired. |
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Post by kppy on Apr 30, 2006 15:15:14 GMT -5
oooooo geneology!!! i love it! i'll have to post a thread on this in kicking back... and see if you have any tips for me. i'm "stuck" and can't seem to get past this one spot for one side of my family and the other i can't even seem to trace!!
yeah, i know i need to get a break- just wish i could figure out how to. really crazy around here right now! good ideas tho and i'm really gonna work on figuring this out! thanks!
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Post by trid on May 5, 2006 19:57:20 GMT -5
I survive my schedule only because I have suffered from insomnia for the last... oh... um... 10 years! I don't normally get sleepy until 4 or 5 a.m. And I am awake by 8 a.m.  I fall back to sleep around 9 and sleep until 10:30 That's about it. Shaun let's me know when he is up and then he comes to my room with a book to study around 11 a.m. We read for an hour and then I am functional. The scary part, my oldest son wants to move back from boarding school. That means next year I will be having to wake him up at 6:30 every morning again. And he sleeps like I do. We have both been on an odd schedule since I was pregnant with him and working 12 hour nights in the hospital. Neither of us ever got onto a "real" schedule. No wonder he drove me to the ADHD boards! Of course, without him, I would still be thinking I am just crazy, and not have been diagnosed with my own ADHD. Sorry, I know we were supposed to be curing the spring time distractions. Sometimes we take our books out into the yard to work. Only the back yard works... traffic on our cul de sac is distracting? Last spring, when it got really hot really fast, we took our books into the pool. I read the literature outloud for both boys while we all rotated to prevent burning. The closed environment seemed to work pretty well. Every few paragraphs we called for a group dunk to cool off, and then back to the next sentence. Maybe you can get him to work the garden while you lecture? Anyway, hope things are improving. The end of the year is almost here. |
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Post by Charlie Girl on May 6, 2006 14:21:57 GMT -5
What cool ideas Trid!
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Post by kppy on May 7, 2006 21:32:25 GMT -5
yes- love the ideas trid!
my goodness lady! you do have quite the schedule! but i say if it works for you, then that's great and more power to you for finding what works best!
i have been offering more outdoor time with the stipulation that if it becomes a problem, then we'll have to make a change. so far, so good. whew!
plus, we are officially "in" the outdoor soccer scedule. we are on the fields 6 days a week (including games) this translates into lots and lots of play outside which is right up all three of my kids' alley!
so, i'm seeing better focus and control because by the time we start "school" each day, it's actually a relief to sit down and not have to get all the gear ect into the car and go! too funny
so this particular crisis has subsided, for the moment.
trid, about your son returning home- can he manage his early morning routine on his own or do you need to get him set up? sounds like this could be a bit of a problem-yikes!
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Post by malachi on May 18, 2006 19:03:14 GMT -5
My house is up 24 hours a day . We have a 9yr old son , 13 yr old daughter , and a 24 year old ADD son .
This may sound strange but I started making my two younger one's take a foot bath in this great hot water foot massager .
They stay in it for a half hour or more and say it relaxes them . Just a suggestion . GBU ...
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Post by misty on May 25, 2006 10:35:10 GMT -5
Wow, Malachi! I wonder, do you ever get any sleep? LOL
I like the footbath idea. I'll have to see if my daughter will give it a try.
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