DL school refusal--out of ideas

[Anonymous]

Have you thought about the environment? Can he stand at a higher table instead of sitting? Sitting on a yoga ball (child size) so he can bounce?

I would also suggest attempting to attend teacher office hours if possible to maybe have one on one time, not necessarily for work but to build relationship with the teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. We have talked about responsibility til we are blue in the face. We work on calm. Today after a seemingly calm morning he started kicking me and throwing things when I called him to the computer. He’s 11 and medicated.

TBH, IMO, I don’t think responsibility is the issue. The issue is what does he need to do/know in order to not fall further behind and how can that be accomplished? If he needs to “attend” class, log in and turn off video and have him be in the same room doing whatever. If he has to complete worksheets, he can do that asynchronously with support from you or a tutor.

IMO, in ES as long as a kid is reading and keeping up with basic math, they’re going to be fine.