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[quote=Anonymous]For my ADHD son (now in high school), I would sit at the table  and read a newspaper while he did his homework.  If he started losing focus or getting distracts, I would redirect him back to the work.  I would try never to criticize because it is not in his control, but I wanted him to know that he had to do the work if possible.  I never corrected his work unless he asked for help.  When he was having a hard day or had a lot of assignments, I would often ask what he needed or wanted.  For example, I often would set timer to some short period (such as 15 minutes), he would sit and try to work during that time.  He would then take a 5 minute break,  reset the timer, and start again.  Remember that your role is to support and not police or punish the kid.  If he was struggling certain days, we would stop and he would try again later.  And some days, I would write a note to the teachers that he tried but could not do the work and would except the consequences.

Also, we had a 504 plan that allowed him to turn work in late, and once I week, I would ask him to go through his grades to see what was missing.

Now that his is older (11th grade), I don't really do much because he is mostly independent.

I don't believe that you can just sit by, watch  him fail, and tell him to accept consequences of failing.  Even if the grades don't "count," this failure would really hurt his self-esteem.[/quote]

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