Today marks the end of the first 2 weeks of school. Things are going well and he really likes his teacher. The huge improvement for this year is the absence of homework. He has 20 minutes of reading everyday which we enjoy. Well, we enjoy it when I do the reading. Cade does not appreciate it when Carter reads. This year I have decided to pack Carter's lunch. It is not working out well. Everyday he comes home with almost all of his lunch still intact. He says that he doesn't have time to eat. So he eats lunch at 3:45. Another challenge I am having is getting out the door on time for the bus. It seems I am always "barking." It is not that we don't have enough time, it is that Carter doesn't think time exists for him. Today I decided that Carter would be in charge of leaving on time himself. I showed him where the hand on the clock would be when he needed to head out the door. It didn't work. I was determined to not remind Carter to check the clock. In the end I decided to call Cade to come talk to me that way Carter would look at the clock. That did work and he flew out the door and ran down the street with the bus behind him. I am relieved he made it because I didn't want to reward him for missing the bus by taking him to school. I am thinking my expectations are too high. I was independent at his age and caught the bus myself but I am not sure that was normal. So we still have things to work out but I am pleased to be back at the routine. Can't wait to sleep in tomorrow.Friday, September 4, 2009
Back to School
Today marks the end of the first 2 weeks of school. Things are going well and he really likes his teacher. The huge improvement for this year is the absence of homework. He has 20 minutes of reading everyday which we enjoy. Well, we enjoy it when I do the reading. Cade does not appreciate it when Carter reads. This year I have decided to pack Carter's lunch. It is not working out well. Everyday he comes home with almost all of his lunch still intact. He says that he doesn't have time to eat. So he eats lunch at 3:45. Another challenge I am having is getting out the door on time for the bus. It seems I am always "barking." It is not that we don't have enough time, it is that Carter doesn't think time exists for him. Today I decided that Carter would be in charge of leaving on time himself. I showed him where the hand on the clock would be when he needed to head out the door. It didn't work. I was determined to not remind Carter to check the clock. In the end I decided to call Cade to come talk to me that way Carter would look at the clock. That did work and he flew out the door and ran down the street with the bus behind him. I am relieved he made it because I didn't want to reward him for missing the bus by taking him to school. I am thinking my expectations are too high. I was independent at his age and caught the bus myself but I am not sure that was normal. So we still have things to work out but I am pleased to be back at the routine. Can't wait to sleep in tomorrow.
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I just read in James Dobson's book about this same situation. He set up set times his daughter had to have certain things done and she checked them off a list throughout the morning. If she didn't get done on time, she went to bed 1/2 hr early. You could just require him to pay attention and get out on time and give an incentive or punishment, whichever works best. ?? You might still be taking him to school some days...
Thank you! That seems simple enough. I am going to try this. I think i will come up with some incentives since it feels like I am the punishment queen.
Had any luck?
Well, I haven't gotten around to making a check list for him. But he is much improved this week. I think the bus chasing him down the road made a lasting impression! Also he has come to the conclussion that there just isn't any such thing as play time in the morning. I haven't had to yell all week. I still have plans to make a chart and incentives.
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