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[quote=Anonymous]I too think there is a reasonable middle way. We have two boys 13 & 15 both of whom will lie about their homework given the chance. We no longer ask whether your homework is done. Instead, we set aside time after dinner for homework and I check the homework of the youngest. The independent school they attend is big on the Blessings of a Skinned Knee philosophy but when I asked my sons' advisors if we should back off the answer was a resounding no in both cases. We don't reward for good grades or punish for bad grades but we are involved with making sure things are completed. It is a lot of work to strike the right balance because they also do need to learn to internalize the responsibility. The 15 year old is getting there but it is just a slower process than I see with my friends who have girls (not to over-generalize but it is so true!).[/quote]
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