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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am looking for ideas of appropriate discipline for bad grades.  I have a 8th grade boy who currently has 2 Cs and 1 D.  When looking at his grades, they suffer mostly because of incomplete homework and not doing well on quizzes.  I feel that he is capable of better grades.  But he just is not interested or lazy.  In the past, we have punished him by taking away video games and his phone.  But I'm not sure if that is effective anymore.  He is trying out for his school basketball team and I am thinking about telling him he can't play until his grades come up.  I'm concerned his grades will suffer even more with practices everyday after school.  What have other parents done in this situation?  Thanks.[/quote]

I read your other post: he doesn't have 2 Cs and a D, since he had As and Bs last quarter.  He has some missed homework and is sluffing off in the new quarter. It's been three weeks. Deal with the missed work.  Don't assume he is lazy, because maybe he's upset or overwhelmed or whatever.  Using the word "lazy" usually backfires.  Just deal with the missed work -- there may be more than you think going on.

Take away basket ball and you will turn some minor sluffing off into a battle of wills.[/quote]

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