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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD 9th grade has not been working to her fullest potential this school year.  Currently her GPA has dipped under a 3.0 (this has NEVER happened before).  I want to give her fair warning that if she receives anything lower than a B (80) on any final exam then there will be some sort of consequence.  The problem is I just don't know what to do.  Our summer is pretty much mapped out with planned/paid for International travel and her summer job ([b]DC summer jobs program, which I need for her to do because it will help me financially[/b]).  I don't want to be too harsh but I need her to understand that I am disappointed in her performance this school year (I've already said it), and I need her to finish strong.  Rather than waiting for the grades should I say that from now until finals I expect her to devote all her time to studying and take away all electronics?  If I know that she really studied and put the time in then it would be harder for me to punish for a grade less than a B (which she is more than capable of getting).  Advice welcomed.  TIA!![/quote]

Wow, will your kid even be old enough to work in the summer without a work permit?  That's a big burden to put on such a young child. I can understand working for minimum wage for something to do or to make spending money in the summer but to have your parent counting on you making income to contribute to the household is stressful for a kid. Is she working now?  Maybe you need to take a  better look at what other outside obligations you are pushing on her that make her unable to concentrate o[/quote]

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