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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Thank you, PP. Your last point is interesting - it seems to us that DS has the opposite problem re mindset. He blames everyone but himself and won't own up to any sort of responsibility for his actions. It's always our fault, not his.
 
The other interesting issue (and why we're concerned) is that our reminders indeed start out calm and pleasant but DS escalates everything into yelling and screaming. I, for one, try to walk away but that doesn't help. He'll follow us around and just won't relent.
 
Glad to know that we're not alone in dealing with this. [/quote]

10:43 again.  From this post, it sounds like [b]you have a bigger problem than homework.[/b]  Yelling, screaming, following you around and not relenting isn't behavior I would expect from a 6th grader even with ADHD/LD.  It's unacceptable behavior and there need to be consequences for his behavior.  When he gets that way, what do you do?  You say he has non-school interests which he engages every week.  Are you tying behavior/homework to doing those activities?  Our DS knows that he has to 'earn' extracurriculars just like DH and I have to earn a paycheck.  We all have responsibilities to fulfill so we can earn money, keep the household running and all that stuff.  If the kids don't do what they're supposed to, there are natural/logical consequences - including not participating in an extracurricular.[/quote]

+1  Agree.  You should take this course with Dr. Shapiro:  http://www.raisingyourchallengingchild.com/

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