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[quote=Anonymous]Seventh grade is hard, period.

Hospitalization plus missing school a few weeks - very understandable that your 12 year old is stressed and overwhelmed.  I'm not a coddling type of mom, don't do homework or school projects with my kids, and expect them to handle their stuff independently.  But in this case, you bet I would be bending over backwards to get my child back on track.

I think one way to back off just a bit would be to encourage your daughter to leave her room to do her homework.  Set up a quiet space in a room adjacent to your main living space where she can see you and hear you, but has her own work area.  My kids do all their homework in our dining room.  This way you can be nearby doing what you need to do, but you are around if she needs you.  Yet she has fewer distractions than she would in her room (with her books).

Have you considered hiring a tutor?  Even if it's a temporary thing, having the additional one on one instruction given the loss of classroom time would be a worthwhile investment in my opinion.  In my area, teachers tutor part time for extra money (they just can't tutor their own students). [/quote]

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