Would you recommend Kumon for a very very active child

[Anonymous]

DS is 8, one of those super active, never stops moving, always making noise, dig in the dirt, bugs in his pocket, kind of kid. He is mediocre in school, gets by but doesn't try hard or focus really, but does not have behavior problems in school either. I see the droves of students sitting at Kumon after school, I'm wondering if anyone has an active child that does well in Kumon. DS needs lots of prompting and individual attention. Not sure if Kumon has individual teachers or if it's self driven work. Would be looking for reading and math but mostly reading ( he's behind for sure).

[Anonymous]

i think kumon can work for adhd kids. but depends if he is primarily inattentive or primarily hyperactive impulsive or combined. have you had him eval, do you know which one?

[Anonymous]

I'm not familiar with Kumon but have an active child. Sending them to a sit down tutor after a full day of school would be torture. I have drilled math facts with exercise, e.g. do 21/7 jumping jacks. Now set the stop watch for 24+18 seconds and jog in place....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not familiar with Kumon but have an active child. Sending them to a sit down tutor after a full day of school would be torture. I have drilled math facts with exercise, e.g. do 21/7 jumping jacks. Now set the stop watch for 24+18 seconds and jog in place....

+1 it would be torture for my active kid, too. I do work with her on reading & math outside of school, but at different times and/or in different ways.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know a single person IRL who does Kumon or similar so don’t assume others are doing it.

[Anonymous]

It's worth a try. Seek out an older male teacher.

[Anonymous]

I don't think you can seak out a tutor at Kumon, it's just whoever is there

[Anonymous]

kumon or similar programs have worked well for people whose kids are behind but it is an hour of sitting and doing math or reading plus some worksheets to do at home. There are also Kumon workbooks for different grades that you could buy to do at home. Aim for a page a day and use some type of reward to encourage your kid to do them if they are opposed to the idea.

But Kumon, RSM, AoPS any of those type of programs will require a kid to sit and do work. The workbook route might work better for, it probably depends on how far behind your child is.