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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

Nevermind.

I'm not sure why I asked anyway. Are there no families left who demand better and punish when they don't get better? It's not me. It's not the teacher. It's not a B. It's not doing right and sitting in the consequence so that it doesn't happen again.

Yes, things are better now. And there was outside play and a clean room this afternoon instead of iPad and mind numbing game time on some screen this afternoon.

Low scores, high potential, all resources in place, kid doesn't do right, punishment. The end.

I was seeking the answer to what you do at your house. Post that? Does anyone have a comment about that? [/quote]

There are a lot of kids who have trouble transitioning from the fun activities to the work activities -- in fact, we adults have trouble with that too sometimes.  How many kids flunk out or nearly flunk out of freshman year at college b/c they played too many video games or couldn't say no to any social invites?  Lots.  The good news is that your kid IS capable.  He probably just needs more structure.  Does he have a daily schedule for when he does homework and when he can play?  Or is it just up to him?  A lot of kids can't handle that much freedom.  I think the "punishment" has to be more about adding structure with schedule, reducing distractions (i.e. electronics or girlfriend or whatever), and some level of accountability (like you have a mtg on Tues nights where he shows you what is due that week or what tests he has -- so that you know he is actually writing that stuff down and he has to answer "when will you be doing ____ project or studying for ___ test."

Better to hand-hold this now so that he is in the habit for college.  [/quote]

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