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[quote=Anonymous]Is your kid doing well in other subjects?  
Some kids use boredom as an excuse for behavior issues.  Is that possible?

Is bored a word used frequently in your home?
I was a Girl Scout leader.  I still remember one obnoxious child who constantly said she was bored when we were in the car going on a field trip.  She was like a broken record.  I suspect her mother also used it frequently.  (This child was not a prodigy at all.)  She was always bored or hungry in the car.  She also used it at other times.  Frankly, she just enjoyed complaining.

After that, I treated "bored" like a four letter word in my own home.  If my kids ever used it, I quickly found something for them to do.  It usually involved work.

Kids need to learn that from time to time, life can be a little boring.  That doesn't mean he should sit in class doing nothing, but you do need to consider that it may be something besides boredom.  It may be a desire for constant entertainment--not just a need for a challenge.
Not saying that is what is the problem, but it is  a possibility.[/quote]

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