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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH got a D on a math test. He's saying the review materials weren't helpful, that his dad shouldn't have taken him to a movie on Sunday night, that he didn't have time to study, on and on. To his credit he messaged the teacher about a retake for partial credit. It is rough because he has ADHD and dyslexia; some subjects are tough for him. But it's also hard to watch as a parent. I can't force him to study. He's now really upset with the grade and saying he's not intelligent.

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Well, all of those things might be true. I do wonder why you DH took his son for a movie on a Sunday night, especially of that was the night before the test.

Teachers’ review materials often aren’t helpful or well-tied to the test.

He still has to put in the time and figure out how to study.

What grade is your son?

If it’s not high school, it’s a good time for him to fail and figure out what he needs to do well on tests.

With the ADHD, you may need to get him an executive functioning coach to help him figure that out.

What you can do as a parent is stress that a D is not the end of the world and focus him on what he can do differently next time instead of dwelling on what happened.
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