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[quote=Anonymous]Mom of two older kids with ADHD (and a few other things going on). I took a different approach. I gave my kids the responsibility for their work. Rule was that it had to be done. But time, place, and supplies were at their discretion. For big projects, we developed a schedule of what had to be done every day.

Each day I ask my kids to list their responsibilities and then ask them for their plan as to how they will get everything done. So long as the plan doesn't include starting something at bedtime I agree to it. I let them fail so they could learn how to make better plans. But I didn't cut homework.

Now that we are in MS and HS, I am very glad I taught them to manage it instead of eliminating it (which I could have done because we did have a homework reduction in their IEPs). Things only get worse and harder when you have a special needs child so you have to start young with helping them develop the skills to manage life and at your daughter' sage, managing lifenonlyni gloves self care, chores and homework. It gets so much more complicated. I can't tell you how many moms of special needs kids tell me they wish they had worked on independence when their kids were in ES. [/quote]

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